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 Sterculia foetida
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Sterculia is a genus colloquially termed the tropical chestnuts.
Sterculia species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including the leaf-miner Bucculatrix xenaula, which feeds exclusively on the genus.
Sterculia species (tropical chestnuts)
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Gallery of Sterculia foetida
 trunk with flowers & fruits in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. |
 old trunk in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. |
 canopy with flowers & fruits in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. |
 canopy with flowers & fruits in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. |
 canopy with flowers & fruits in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. |
 canopy with flowers & fruits in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. |
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 tree at Jayanti in Buxa Tiger Reserve in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, India. |
 flowers at Jayanti in Buxa Tiger Reserve in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, India. |
 flowers at Jayanti in Buxa Tiger Reserve in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, India. |
 at Jayanti in Buxa Tiger Reserve in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, India. |
 trunk at Jayanti in Buxa Tiger Reserve in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, India. |
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