Family: Sterculiaceae
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Kingdom: Plantae Rank: Family Parent: Malvales Status: Valid
Common Names:
- Sterculiaceae - English, United States of America
Vegetative Morphology
Habit: Trees, sometimes shrubs or lianas.
Leaves: Leaves simple, alternate, the petioles with conspicuous pulvinus, the lamina entire or lobed.
Stipules: Stipules present, usually caducous.
Reproductive Morphology
Inflorescence: Inflorescence ramiflorous, cauliflorous, axillary or terminal.
Fruit: Fruit a capsule or follicle, sometimes from an apocarpous origin, or a berry.
Seeds: Seeds sometimes winged.
Other
Notes: Plants often pubescent, the hairs simple or stellate.