via Species <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species> > S <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/s> > *Sterculia villosa* Roxb. ex Sm. ... (*family*: Malvaceae, also placed in Sterculiaceae) [image: Sterculia villosa Roxb. ex Sm.]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/5496012437/>
[image: Flowers of India]<http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Hairy%20Sterculia.html> [image: Discussions at efloraofindia]<https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups=#%21topicsearchin/indiantreepix/Sterculia%20villosa> [image: more views in flickr]<http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Sterculiavillosa&m=tags&z=m> [image: more views on Google Earth]<http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/geo/india/&tags=Sterculiavillosa&format=kml_nl> *stur-KEW-lee-uh* -- named after the Latin god Sterculius ... Dave's Botanary<http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=Sterculia> *vil-OH-suh* -- covered with soft hairs ... Dave's Botanary<http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=villosa> *commonly known as*: elephant-rope tree<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/elephant-rope-tree>, hairy sterculia<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/hairy-sterculia>, woolly ordure tree<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/woolly-ordure-tree>• *Assamese*: ওদাল odala<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/assamese/odala-odala>• *Garo*: ubak<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/garo/ubak>• *Gujarati*: સારડોલ sardol<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/gujarati/saradola-sardol>• *Khasi*: dieng star<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/khasi/dieng-star>• *Konkani*: ¿ सरडोळ<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/konkani/saradola-sardol>? sardol<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/konkani/saradola-sardol>• *Malayalam*: വക്ക vakka<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/malayalam/vakka-vakka>• *Manipuri*: hei-rit<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/manipuri/hei-rit>• *Marathi*: सरडोळ sardol<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/saradola-sardol>• *Mizo*: khau-pui<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/mizo/khau-pui>• *Nepali*: खावा khava<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/nepali/khava-khava>, ओडनी odani<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/nepali/odani-odani>• *Oriya*: କୋଦାଳ kodala<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/oriya/kodala-kodala>• *Punjabi*: ਮਸੂੱ massu<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/punjabi/masu-massu>• *Tamil*: ஆனைநார் anai-nar<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/anainar-anai-nar>, வக்குநார் vakku-nar<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/vakkunar-vakku-nar>• *Telugu*: కుమ్మరపొలికి kummarapoliki<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/kum-marapoliki-kummarapoliki> *botanical names*: *Sterculia villosa* Roxb. ex Sm. ... *synonyms*: no synonym known ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Photographed near Gorai Creek on 26 FEB 11 Regards. Dinesh --
