Sterculia guttata explained

Sterculia guttata, the spotted sterculia, is a species of plant in the family Malvaceae. It is native to India, Bangladesh, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Myanmar, Thailand, and Laos. Extracts from its seeds have been tested for use as an insecticide against mosquito larvae.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Katade . Sushama R. . Pawar . Pushpa V. . Tungikar . Vijay B. . Tambe . Amruta S. . Kalal . Kamlakar M. . Wakharkar . Radhika D. . Deshpande . Nirmala R. . Larvicidal Activity of Bis(2-ethylhexyl) Benzene-1,2-dicarboxylate from Sterculia guttata Seeds Against Two Mosquito Species . Chemistry & Biodiversity . 1 January 2006 . 3 . 1 . 49–53 . 10.1002/cbdv.200690006 . 17193215 . 27929083.