CAT-00055
Peanut tree
Sterculia quadrifida
Catalog fields
- Genus
- Sterculia
- Photo
- Not recorded
- Edible
- Yes
- layout
- single
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Published
- Yes
- Food group
- Nut / seed
- Latin name
- Sterculia quadrifida
- Fruit photo
- Not recorded
- Plant title
- Peanut tree
- Source URLs
- https://tuckerbush.com.au/peanut-tree-sterculia-quadrifida/; https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A825424-1 Open source ↗ Open source 2 ↗
- Catalogue ID
- CAT-00055
- Mature width
- 4-6m
- Native range
- Northern Australia and nearby tropical regions.
- Plant family
- Malvaceae
- Supplier SKU
- Not recorded
- Listing group
- Nursery-listed / regional edible
- Mature height
- 5-10m
- Native states
- NSW, NT, QLD, WA
- Original list
- No
- Research date
- 10/10/2026
- Research notes
- Profile enriched from botanical/nursery sources. Dimensions are unpruned regional estimates where available; missing measurements remain explicit. Seasons are regional guides and vary with climate, location, cultivar and plant maturity. Drought and cultivation guidance are qualitative garden inferences, not measured ratings.
- Evidence status
- Nursery food-use source; preparation detail review pending
- Fruiting season
- After flowering.
- Background photo
- Not recorded
- Edible component
- Peeled seed kernel
- Flowering season
- Summer.
- Brief description
- Deciduous tropical tree with broad leaves and distinctive red fruit.
- Drought tolerance
- Moderate to high once established.
- Preparation notes
- Roast or otherwise prepare according to a verified species guide; remove black seed coat to access kernel.
- Flower description
- Fragrant cream-white flowers in clusters.
- General cultivation
- General guidance (qualitative): Promising warm-site tree; protect young plants from frost.
- Botanical description
- Not recorded
- Other botanical names
- Not recorded
- Attracts birds and bugs
- Native bees and insects visit flowers; canopy shelters birds.
- Flora of Australia profile
- Not recorded
- Fruit type and description
- Red-orange follicles split to expose black-coated seeds with edible kernels.
- Flora of Australia citation
- Not recorded
- Flora of Australia retrieved
- Not recorded