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Created 4/12/2013

 Family Malvaceae

HAWAII - CULTIVATED

Sterculia apetala

Ala Moana Beach Park, Oahu

PANAMA TREE

Ornamental tree native to Central and Tropical South America.  Yellow flowers have very short petals and clusters of green woody fruits resemble a four-leaf clover.  Pods lined with stinging hairs, black seeds are edible.