EPPO Global Database

Sterculia apetala(SRLAP)

Overview
Code created in: 2002-04-08

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: SRLAP
  • Preferred name: Sterculia apetala
  • Authority: (Jacquin) Karsten

Notes

USA (Florida), Mexico, Central America, South America (to Bolivia and Brazil). Cultivated as an ornamental tree. Introduced in Caribbean


Common names
Name Language
forest zapote English
French peanut English
Panama tree English
Waldzapote German
zapote de la forêt French
anacaguita Spanish
camoruco Spanish
canajón duro Spanish (HN)