Sterculia quadrifida
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Sterculia quadrifida is a peanut tree.
It is a small tree with a height of 5 -10 metres with a spreading deciduous canopy that grows across northern Australia in the tropics in monsoon forests, vine thickets and along waterways.
The bark is a light grey and the leaves are dark green broad egg shaped, sometimes heart-shaped at the base. This tree flowers from November to January and these are greenish-yellow that are borne in small clusters in the upper axils.
Seed pods are orange outside and orange or red inside when ripe. These pods contain up to 8 black seeds that are edible and taste like raw peanuts.
[edit] References
Across the Top - Gardening with Australian Plants in the Tropics, Keith Townshend ISBN 0-909830-46-0
