Sterculia oblonga

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|genus = Sterculia

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|authority = Mast.

|synonyms = Eribroma oblonga (Mast.) Pierre ex A.Chev.

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Sterculia oblonga, the yellow sterculia, is a commercial timber tree in the family Malvaceae. It is native to the tropical rainforests of Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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African Regional Workshop (Conservation & Sustainable Management of Trees, Zimbabwe) 1998. [https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/61787857/95363692 Sterculia oblonga]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20140627094911/http://www.iucnredlist.org/ 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 19 July 2007.

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oblonga

Category:Flora of West Tropical Africa

Category:Trees of Africa

Category:Vulnerable plants

Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot

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