STERCULIA

stərkyooˈlēə, common name for some members of the Sterculiaceae, a family of herbs, shrubs, and trees of tropical and subtropical regions. The most important members of the family are the cacao, source of cocoa and chocolate, and the cola, the caffeine-rich seeds of which are used commercially in soft drinks and medicines. Karaya, or Indian gum, from S. urens, is an inexpensive substitute for tragacanth. The family also includes several species cultivated as ornamentals, e.g., the flannel bush in the United States, the kurrajong in Australia, and the Chinese parasol tree. Sterculia is classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Magnoliopsida, order Malvales.

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books on: Sterculia  - 57 results

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Handbook to the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
Book by W. V. Brelsford; Cassell, 1960
Subjects: Rhodesia And Nyasaland
...africana, Terminalia sericea, the two fine palms Hyphaene crinita and Borassus aethiopum, Sterculia quinqueloba, Sterculia africana and Sterculia appendiculata, and the well-known mopane Colophospermum mopane , which in Nyasaland frequently...
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Composition of Scientific Words: A Manual of Methods and a Lexicon of Materials for the Practice of Logotechnics
Book by Roland Wilbur Brown; Smithsonian Institution Press, 1956
Subjects: English Language--Foreign Elements--Greek, English Language--Foreign Elements--Latin, English Language--Word Formation--Glossaries, Vocabularies, Etc, Science--Terminology
...Coca-Cola, Cola acrminata kola-nut NL. sterculia, f. a genus of the chocolate family, < L. Sterculius, god of manuring: Sterculiaceae, Sterculia lanceolata a sterculia . NL. theobroma, f. a genus of the chocolate...
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An Imperfect Balance: Landscape Transformations in the Precolumbian Americas
Book by David L. Lentz; Columbia University Press, 2000
Subjects: America--Antiquities, Human Ecology--America--History, Indians--Antiquities, Indians--Land Tenure, Landscape Changes--America--History
...76 , 77 , 78 State farms of Inkas, 372 373 Stenocereus , 79 Stenodrepanum , 430 Stenopadus , 415 Sterculia , 69 Sterculia elata , 409 Sterculia striata , 426 , 435 , 441 Sterculiaceae, 102 , 295 , 298 , 442 Stetsonia , 430 Steward, J., 96...
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Footprints of the Forest: Ka'Apor Ethnobotany; the Historical Ecology of Plant Utilization by an Amazonian People
Book by William Balee; Columbia University Press, 1994
Subjects: Botany, Economic--Brazil, Human Ecology--Brazil, Urubu Kaapor Indians--Ethnobotany
...constructing the four-part loom. These are the palm Syagrus and Sterculia pruriens of the cacao family. The preferred diameter for...surface of the posts is extremely smooth. In the case of Sterculia pruriens, the outer bast is stripped off. The loom is held...
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The Andaman Islanders
Book by A. R. Radcliffe-Brown; Free Press, 1948
Subjects: Andaman Islands (India)--Social Life And Customs, Folklore--India--Andaman Islands
...first ancestor is given differently. "The first man came out of the buttress of a po + ico Sterculia tree, and was called Po + icotobut Sterculia buttress . He had no wife, so he cohabited with an ants nest ko + t and thus obtained a large...
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Non-timber Forest Products: Conservation Status and Management Priorities in the Community Managed Forests of Andhra Pradesh, South India
Journal article by C. S. Silori, Mamta Mehar, M. A. Khalid, V. Paul; International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology, Vol. 12, 2005
...while another eight species including, Sterculia urens, Thysanolena maxima (broom grass...Phyllanthus emblica, Strychnos po, Sterculia urens, Syzygium cumini and Gardenia...Similarly, Strychnos potatorum and Sterculia urens were not recorded in the recruitment...
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The Role of Traditional Institutions in the Conservation of Forest Resources in East Usambara, Tanzania
Journal article by G. C. Kajembe, E. J. Luoga, M. S. Kijazi, C. S. Mwaipopo; International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology, Vol. 10, 2003
...kweo, Cephalosphaera usambarensis and Sterculia appendiculata became threatened. In...recorded including Ficus sp. (Mvumo), Sterculia appendiculata (Mgude), Diospryos mespilformis...are Adansonia digitata (Mbuyu) and Sterculia apendiculata (Mgongo, Mgude). Whoever...
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Dusun Ethnobotany: Forest Knowledge and Nomenclature in Northern Borneo
Journal article by Robert A. Voeks, Samhan Bin Nyawa; Journal of Cultural Geography, Vol. 23, 2006
Subjects: Brunei--Natural resources, Brunei--Social aspects, Ethnobotany--Analysis, Ethnobotany--Social aspects
...br/ garintik Boil treatment Blechnum orientale L. <br/ guis Fibre for string, Sterculia cuspidata R. Br. straps Sterculia rynchophylla Schum. Sterculia translucens Stapf<br/ jilong (or Fruit to treat Rhodomyrtus tomentosa karamunting...
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An Essential Gene for Fruiting Body Initiation in the Basidiomycete Coprinopsis Cinerea Is Homologous to Bacterial Cyclopropane Fatty Acid Synthase Genes
Journal article by Yi Liu, Prayook Srivilai, Sabine Loos, Markus Aebi, Ursula Kües; Genetics, Vol. 172, 2006
Subjects: Fatty acids, Fungi, Genetics, Methyltransferases, cyclopropane synthetase
...others also identified a functional enzyme from the plant Sterculia foetida (AAM33848) and potential but not yet characterized...tobacco cells after transformation of a gene from the plant Sterculia foetida (BAO et al. 2003). DHSA and a>9,100 -methyleneheptadecanoic...
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Dry Rainforests: A Productive Habitat for Australian Hunter-Gatherers
Journal article by Wendy Beck, Jane Balme; Australian Aboriginal Studies, Vol. 2003, 2003
Subjects: Hunters, Rain forests--Australia, Rain forests--Environmental aspects, Rain forests--New South Wales
...Sonchus oleraceus * * * * Spiranthes sinensis * * Sterculia quadrifida * Thelymitra spp. * * * Thysanotus spp...corrugata * * * * Sporobolus actinocladus * Sporobolus caroli * * Sterculia quadrifida * Themeda avenacea * * Tragus australianus...
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newspaper articles on: Sterculia  - 4 results

 
 
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Wet, Wild 'N Wonderful; Garden Gnome DOT CRANE Sees Beauty Behind the Gloom
Newspaper article; The Gympie Times (Gympie, Australia), April 8, 2009
Subjects: Cranes (Hoisting machinery), Cranes, derricks, etc., Electric cranes, Gardens
...cunninghamii - Hoop pine is a marvelous Australian bonsai. Another beautiful tree that is easy to grow - they liked The Palms - is Sterculia quadrifida the peanut tree. This one is beautiful with its bright red seed pods. The small dark skinned nut is edible...
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Your Life: Dear Miriam - Gut Reaction What Is That Stomach Ache? HEALTH
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), August 22, 2008
...plenty of whole grains, cereal and fresh fruit and vegetables. A bulking agent, such as psyllium husk, bran or isphagula, sterculia and methylcellulose may help - ask your pharmacist for advice. If bloating and diarrhoea are problems, reduce fibre intake...
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Rain Provides Food for Many Species, Even Us! Dot Crane Finds Plenty of Tasty Treats in Garden
Newspaper article; The Gympie Times (Gympie, Australia), March 10, 2010
Subjects: Butterflies, Gardens
...really delicious and should be grown more widely in parks. It is a small white fruit that needs to be fully ripe when eaten. Sterculia fruit or nut isnt ready as yet. The black aapproximatelypeanut in the vibrant orange shell needs to be totally dry before...
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Dear Doctor
Newspaper article; Birmingham Evening Mail (England), April 4, 2000
...and, if necessary, ask your doctor or pharmacist about the range of fibre supplements available (eg bran, ispaghula, sterculia, psyllium). Eating more oily fish (eg salmon, mackerel, herring, sardines) helps to damp down inflammation, as does...


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encyclopedia articles on: Sterculia  - 4 results

 
 
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Sterculia
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
STERCULIA st rkyoo le , common name for some members of the Sterculiaceae, a family...United States, the kurrajong in Australia, and the Chinese parasol tree. Sterculia is classified in the division Magnoliophyta , class Magnoliopsida, order...
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Tragacanth
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...lubricating jellies, as a demulcent, and as a sizing material. A gum (sometimes called Indian tragacanth) from a plant of the sterculia family is sold as a cheaper substitute. See gum . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University...
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Cacao
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
CACAO k ka o, ka , tropical tree ( Theobroma cacao ) of the family Sterculiaceae ( sterculia family), native to South America, where it was first domesticated and was highly prized by the Aztecs. It has been extensively...
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Cola
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
COLA or kola, tropical tree (genus Cola ) of the family Sterculiaceae ( sterculia family), native to Africa but now grown in other tropical regions. The fruit is a pod containing seeds from which is obtained...


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