| Type | Exotic |
|---|---|
| Family | Sterculiaceae |
| Synonym | Guazuma tomentosa Kunth |
| Common Name | Bastard cedar |
| Origin | Tropical America |
| Botanical Features | Small or medium sized tree. Leaves lanceolate, oblong-lanceolate or ovate, obliquely cordate at base, serrulate at margin, acuminate at apex, 4-17 x 2-10 cm, stellate-pubescent on both surfaces. Cymes axillary and terminal; bracts and bracteoles subulate, caducous. Sepals 3-5, connate, elliptic-lanceolate or ovate, 2-3 x 1-2 mm, subequal, tomentose outside. Petals obovate, ca 3 x 2 mm, concave with 2 apical 3-4 mm long appendages. Staminal tube ca 3 mm long; staminodes petaloid. Ovary globose, stellate-tomentose. Capsules subglobose, 1-2 x 1-1.5 cm, woody, tubercled. |