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Sterculia setigera
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Sterculia setigera is a deciduous tree species within the Malvaceae family. It commonly occurs in the Sahelo-Sudan and Guinea savannah zones of Tropical Africa. Among the Hausa people it is known as Kukkuki and Boɓori among Fulani people of Nigeria. It is an important tree crop in Senegal as Gum karaya obtained from the woody species is exported from the country.
- Family
- Malvaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Sterculia setigera
- Slug
- sterculia-setigera
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Sterculia
- Species
- setigera
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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