It appears to be *Sterculia urens*. In *S. villosa* the bark is not white and flaking.
regards Radha On Saturday, April 10, 2021 at 1:01:27 AM UTC-6 Gurcharan Singh wrote: > Forwarding for ID > Distributed as Sterculia villosa ? > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/m/malvaceae/sterculia/sterculia-villosa-1> > Group discussion at > Indian Ghost Tree (Sterculia urens) (google.com) > <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/mxV2Jup3BKg> > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Gaurav Bhatnagar <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 at 11:26:31 AM UTC+5:30 > Subject: Indian Ghost Tree (Sterculia urens) > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > > > (From the archives) > This mesmerisingly beautiful tree stands out from the rest of the forest > by its > striking white bark and beautiful large leaves. > The white gum extracted from the bark is used in ice cream and > confectionery items . The inner bark yields a very strong fiber. > > Nov 2005 > Panna national park, MP > > -- > Gaurav Bhatnagar > (Jaipur, Rajasthan) > http://www.myrajasthan.org > http://birdingindia.blogspot.com/ > http://www.flickr.com/photos/gauravbhatnagar > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/a87f42e0-bcd4-4d76-9890-07a247c03f3bn%40googlegroups.com.
