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Hairy Sterculia
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Hairy Sterculia
ative Photo: J. M. Garg
Common name: Hairy Sterculia • Abor: Sergok-Asing • Assamese: ওদাল Odal, উড়ল গছ Urala Gacha • Bengali: উদাল Udal • Dogri: उड्डल Uddal • Garo: Ubak • Gojari: उड्डल Uddal • Gujarati: સારડોલ Sardol, ઊદલ Udal • Hindi: ऊदल Udal • Kachari: Dukhundu-Phang, Tekundu-Phang • Kannada: ಬಿಳಿತಾಳೆ Bilitaale, ಕೈತಾಳೆ Kaitaale • Karbi: Chekong, Jinje-Kong, Kongkulu, Theng-Chi-Kong-Long • Khamti: Iswarai • Khasi: Dieng Star, Tluh • Kokborok: Japui-Kung • Kol: Pironja, Sisi • Konkani: सायखंड Saykhand • Kuki: Ruija • Malayalam: വക്ക Vakka • Manipuri: ꯂꯥꯡꯖꯟ Laangjan • Marathi: कुडाल Kudal, सारडा Saardaa, सरडोळ Sardol • Mech: Odal • Mishing: Sergok-Asing • Mizo: Khau-Pui • Nagamese: Heppuk-Bang • Nepali: ओदाने Odaane • Nyishi: Udal • Odia: କୋଦାଳ Kodala • Punjabi: ਮਸੂੱ Massu • Santali: ᱜᱟᱧᱡᱷᱮᱨ Gangher • Tamil: ஆனைநார் Anai-Nar, ஓடல் Otal, தணக்கு Tanakku, வக்குநார் Vakku-Nar • Tangsa: Chahrao • Telugu: గోగాయి Gogai, కవిలి Kavili, కుమ్మర పొలికి Kummara Poliki, నార పొలికి Nara Poliki, పోలెల్లి Polelli, వక్కునార Vakkunara Source: Names of Plants in India
Botanical name: Sterculia villosa    Family: Sterculiaceae (Cacao family)
Hairy Sterculia is a medium sized, native to India. Leaves, carried on 25-40 cm long stalks, are palmately 5-7-lobed, 20-40 cm long and broad, heart-shaped at the base, lobes somewhat oblong or obovate entire or 3-fid. Flowers are borne in panicles 15-30 cm long, rusty velvety, pendulous. Flowers are unisexual, with stalks 4-8 mm long. Sepal cup is bell-shaped, 5-partite, 6-10 mm long, 10-15 mm across, yellow with pinkish throat. Sepals are lance-shaped, 4-6 mm long, pointed. The column of stamens is 4-5 mm long, recurved, anthers 10. Seed-pods are 5, stalkless, 4-6 cm long, leathery, rusty pubescent, many-seeded, red when ripe. Seeds oblong, smooth, black. Flowering: December-March.
Identification credit: J.M. Garg Photographed in West Bengal & Maharashtra.
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