Author: |
André J.G.H. Kostermans,
1954 |
Family: |
STERCULIACEAE* |
Origin: |
Western
Madagascar |
Soil: |
Mix |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Maximum |
Thickness: |
50
Centimetres |
Height: |
20 Metres |
Flower:
|
Red |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
Erythropsis erythrosiphon, Ridl.
Sterculia erythrosiphon Baillion, 1885.
Tarrietia
erythrosiphon Hochr. 1926.
Hildegardia erythrosiphon var. alluaudiana,
Arčnes.
Hildegardia erythrosiphon var. analamerensis,
Arčnes.
Hildegardia erythrosiphon subvar. ankazoabensis,
Arčnes.
Hildegardia erythrosiphon var. antsiranensis,
Arčnes.
Hildegardia erythrosiphon subsp. dolichocalyx,
Arčnes.
Hildegardia erythrosiphon subsp. eriocalyx,
Arčnes.
Hildegardia erythrosiphon var. onilahensis,
Arčnes.
Hildegardia erythrosiphon var. urschiana,
Arčnes. |
This member of the
Sterculiaceae*
family was given this name by André Joseph Guillaume Henri (Ahmad
Jahja Goh Hartono) Kostermans in 1954. It is found in the western
Madagascar, growing in well drained soil with some water and lots of
sun. The stem will grow up to 40 centimetres in diameter and 20
meters high. It tend to be a little too slim by age... The flowers
are red. The genus is
named for Saint Hildegard of Bingen due to her contributions to
herbal medicine. The species name for the red flowers.
*)Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Sterculiaceae is now part of the Malvaceae. |