Sterculia
tropical chestnuts
As recorded: Sterculia L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Kajewski, S.F.
- Collector number
- 2587
- Date
- April 26, 1931
- Locality
- Vulolo, Tutuve Mt.
- Island
- Guadalcanal
- Region
- Solomon Islands
- Elevation
- 1,200 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 26, 1931, Kajewski, S.F. also collected 16 other specimens.
Acalypha amentacea
Botany
Arytera litoralis
Botany
Breynia cernua
Botany
Dendrocnide rechingeri
Botany
Dolicholobium solomonense
Botany
Euphorbiaceae
Botany
Ficus
Botany
Litsea guppyi
Botany
Melodinus orientalis
Botany
Piper macropiper
Botany
Plerandra solomonensis
Botany
Schizomeria serrata
Botany
Syzygium walkeri
Botany
Tabernaemontana pandacaqui
Botany
Trema andersonii
Botany
Zygogynum haplopus
Botany
Sterculia observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1931. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6,114 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Amamoor Creek Rd, Amamoor Creek, QLD, AU
(c) Joel Bruckner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
MWCX+XM, Edale, Sénégal
(c) Oumou Diallo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
8PF2+VV7, Diwanpada, Maharashtra 421401, India
(c) Sandeep sakhare, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Chongwe, Zambia
(c) Lisa Hester, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-21
Chongwe, Zambia
(c) Lisa Hester, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-21
Queensland, AU
(c) SJ, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Sterculia. BISH 183531. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956369138. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/183531.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956369138 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026