Edible : Seeds
A deciduous tree. It grows 5-10 m high. The young branches are chalky white. The leaves are compound. They have leaflets arranged like fingers on a hand. There are 7-9 leaflets. They are 9-23 cm long by 4-8 cm wide. The flowers are greenish-white. The fruit are follicles. These are 4-9 cm long by 3-4 cm wide. The outside is woody. The seeds are oblong and 1.5 cm long by 1 cm wide. They are shiny black.
It is a tropical plant. It grows in open deciduous forest or dry evergreen forest. In Thailand it grows between 100-900 m above sea level.
Common names : Woolly pingpo, Jia ma shu, Trom hoe,
Synonyms :
Sterculia pexa var. yunnanensis (Hu) H. H. Hsue;
Sterculia yunnanensis Hu;