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Sterculia apetala (Jacq.) Karst.
Panama tree
Symbol: STAP
Group: Dicot
Family: Sterculiaceae
Growth Habit: Tree
Duration: Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Introduced

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Plant Synonyms:
STAP Sterculia apetala (Jacq.) Karst.
 

HEAP2

Helicteres apetala Jacq.
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About Panama tree

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Plant source and reference for Sterculia apetala

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State Distributional Map for STAP
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Plant Distribution by State

Sterculia apetala (Jacq.) Karst.

STAP

Puerto Rico

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Related Taxa:
Sterculia apetala (Jacq.) Karst.

View 16 genera in Sterculiaceae, 5 species in Sterculia

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Classification:
Sterculia apetala (Jacq.) Karst.

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    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
                   Subclass Dilleniidae –
                      Order Malvales –
                         Family Sterculiaceae – Cacao family
                            Genus Sterculia L. – sterculia
                               Species Sterculia apetala (Jacq.) Karst. – Panama tree

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Introduced Information:
Sterculia apetala (Jacq.) Karst.
This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Sterculia apetala (Jacq.) Karst.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 505375.

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