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Java Olive Tree
Botanical Name

Sterculia foetida L.

Common Name Java Olive Tree
Local Name പീനാറി
Family Malvaceae
Campus Location

Rajagiri Business School, Valley Campus, Kakkanad

Systematic position
Kingdom:  Plantae
Phylum: Streptophyta
Class: Equisetopsida
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae

Java Olive Tree can grow up to 35 metres of height, has been found in India, Bangladesh, Taiwan, Indochina, Indonesia, Philippines,  Ghana, Mozambique, United States (Hawaii), Australia and Togo. The plant  spread horizontally with the branches arranged in whorls. The leaves placed at end of branchlets, with long petioles, palmately compound, elliptical; large flowers arranged in panicles, green or purple coloured; fruit consists of four to five follicles, scarlet when ripe, each follicle generally containing 10–15 seeds.

  • Ornamental plant, softwood used.
Botanical Name

Sterculia foetida L.

Common Name Java Olive Tree
Local Name പീനാറി
Family Malvaceae
Campus Location

Rajagiri Business School, Valley Campus, Kakkanad

Systematic position
Kingdom:  Plantae
Phylum: Streptophyta
Class: Equisetopsida
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae

Java Olive Tree can grow up to 35 metres of height, has been found in India, Bangladesh, Taiwan, Indochina, Indonesia, Philippines,  Ghana, Mozambique, United States (Hawaii), Australia and Togo. The plant  spread horizontally with the branches arranged in whorls. The leaves placed at end of branchlets, with long petioles, palmately compound, elliptical; large flowers arranged in panicles, green or purple coloured; fruit consists of four to five follicles, scarlet when ripe, each follicle generally containing 10–15 seeds.

  • Ornamental plant, softwood used.