naturalizedMalvaceae

Sterculia foetida

Java Olive

Naturalized (non-native)non-native

Introduced and now reproducing on its own in the wild.

Sterculia foetida is a soft wooded tree that can grow up to 35 metres (115 ft.) tall. It was described in 1753 by Carl Linnaeus. Common names for the plant are the bastard poon tree, java olive tree, hazel sterculia, and wild almond tree. This is the type species of the genus Sterculia and both names mean bad-smelling: the origin of Sterculia comes from the Roman god, Sterquilinus, who was the god of fertilizer or manure.

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