Sterculia
tropical chestnuts
As recorded: Sterculia L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Takeuchi, W.N.; Ama, D.; Howcroft, N.D. Ama →N.H.S. Howcroft →Wayne N. Takeuchi →
- Collector number
- 16982
- Date
- February 14, 2004
- Locality
- Gazelle Peninsula, Baining Mts, bulldozer track to the Regess High Camp above Wild Dog, vicinity of Mt Sinivit
- Island
- New Britain
- Region
- East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea
- Elevation
- 1,050 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 14, 2004, Takeuchi, W.N.; Ama, D.; Howcroft, N. also collected 3 other specimens.
Sterculia observed alive
This specimen was collected in 2004. 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 757247. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956202472. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/757247.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956202472 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026