Sterculia shillinglawii (tulip sterculia)

Sterculia shillinglawii F.Muell. (1887 February) . 

Zich et al. (2020) Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants information system (RFK ed. 8), 
quotation: " 

Distribution and Ecology

Occurs in Cape York Peninsula.
Altitudinal range from near sea level to 100 m.
Grows in gallery forest.
Also occurs in eastern Malesia.

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Botanical Scholarly Literature References:  

Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) and Australian Plant Census (APC) (2026):
Council of the Heads of Australasian Herbaria (CHAH):
Sterculia shillinglawii F.Muell. (1887 February): → https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/69587/api/apni-format  .
Viewed: 2024 November 15th and 2026 March 18th . 

• Zich Frank A., Bernie P. M. Hyland, Trevor Whiffin, Raelee A. Kerrigan (2020) 
Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants information system and botanical matrix identification key - edition 8 ('RFK 8'): 
Sterculia shillinglawii F.Muell. fact sheet: → https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/Sterculia_shillinglawii.htm 
Main site web page: → https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/.
Viewed: 2024 November 15th.

• Guymer Gordon P and W J McDonald, Qld Herbarium (2026) 
Census of the Queensland Flora and Fungi 2024.
Sterculia shillinglawii F.Muell. – "Nature Conservation Act (NCA) Status : Least Concern" . 
Sterculia shillinglawii F.Muell. subsp. shillinglawii ? – "Nature Conservation Act (NCA) Status : Near threatened" . 
Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland Government.
→ http://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/census-of-the-queensland-flora-and-fungi-2024
Dataset Accessed: 2025 July 19th . 

• Cooper, Wendy and William T (2004 June) 
Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest.
—pages: 534–535 . 
Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia: Nokomis Editions. ISBN 9780958174213 .

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