Sterculia guttata, the spotted sterculia, is a species of plant in the family Malvaceae. It is native to India, Bangladesh, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Myanmar, Thailand, and Laos.[1] Extracts from its seeds have been tested for use as an insecticide against mosquito larvae.[2]
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| Sterculia guttata fruit | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Sterculia |
| Species: | S. guttata
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| Sterculia guttata Roxb. (1814)
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References
edit- ^ a b "Sterculia guttata Roxb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ Katade, Sushama R.; Pawar, Pushpa V.; Tungikar, Vijay B.; Tambe, Amruta S.; Kalal, Kamlakar M.; Wakharkar, Radhika D.; Deshpande, Nirmala R. (1 January 2006). "Larvicidal Activity of Bis(2-ethylhexyl) Benzene-1,2-dicarboxylate from Sterculia guttata Seeds Against Two Mosquito Species". Chemistry & Biodiversity. 3 (1): 49–53. doi:10.1002/cbdv.200690006. PMID 17193215. S2CID 27929083.
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