Sterculia monosperma seed
LATIN NAME: Sterculia monosperma
COMMON NAME: Phoenix Tree Nut
The phoenix tree nut is a handsome, upright, broad, deciduous tree of the warm woodlands, and its very large, broad, palmately lobed leaves and its many small, inconspicuous, greenish or reddish flowers, followed by the large, red, boat-shaped, many-seeded follicles of the fine, dark-brown, edible seeds, have made it a treasured and long-known tree of the region. It grows as an upright, broad, deciduous tree, reaching up to twenty metres or more, with the upright, branching trunk bearing the alternate, very large, broad, palmately lobed leaves and, through the year, the many small, inconspicuous, greenish or reddish flowers in the large clusters, followed by the large, red, boat-shaped, many-seeded follicles of the fine, dark-brown, edible seeds. It is a species of the flowering tree in the mallow family, and it is native to the warm woodlands of the south-eastern Asia, while it is prized for its fine, edible seeds and its fine, stately form, and it is known as the phoenix tree nut.
The phoenix tree nut belongs to the mallow family, Malvaceae, and it is a species of the upright, broad, deciduous tree, native to the warm woodlands of the south-eastern Asia, while it is prized for its fine, edible seeds and its fine, stately form, and it is known as the phoenix tree nut. It is prized for its large, red, boat-shaped, many-seeded follicles of the fine, edible seeds.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The phoenix tree nut has a real and distinguished place in the research. It has been studied in the food science and the nutrition, since the fine, dark-brown seeds of the phoenix tree nut have a long history of use as a treasured, cooked nut food of the region, and researchers have examined the seeds and their composition, while the value of the nut has drawn attention in the international food and agricultural press, and the study of the fine nut seeds has been of continuing interest across the world. The plant has also been studied in the botany and the ecology, since it is a native of the warm woodlands of the south-eastern Asia, and its relationships, its distribution and its role in the forest have been examined, while the ecology of the woodland trees has been of continuing interest, and its very large, broad, palmately lobed leaves have been of interest to the botanists. The species has also been studied in the horticulture, since its very large, bold leaves and its large, red, boat-shaped fruits have made it a striking tree of the garden, and researchers have examined its growth, its form and its cultivation, while its value as an ornamental tree has been of continuing interest, and its large, red, boat-shaped follicles have been of value. For a tree of such fine value, the phoenix tree nut has a rich and continuing record of study.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
Ecologically, the phoenix tree nut is a generous tree of the garden. Its many small, inconspicuous flowers feed the many insects, and its large, red, boat-shaped follicles are a fine food of the birds and the wildlife, while its very large, broad, leafy crown gives a fine cover and a shelter to the birds.
Its economic value is real. The phoenix tree nut is prized for its fine, dark-brown, edible seeds, and its value has drawn attention in the international food and agricultural press, while its fine, cooked seeds have been a treasured nut food of the region and its very large, bold leaves a fine ornamental feature of the garden. For a grower, the phoenix tree nut is a rewarding and stately tree, and for a gardener it brings a large-leaved, red-fruited, nut-bearing tree to the warm garden. The seeds are easy to start — give them a quick dip in warm water, then sow them just below the surface of a pot of moist, free-draining soil, keep them gently watered, and they’ll be sprouting steadily, growing on into a large-leaved, red-fruited, nut-bearing tree.