Abroma
Encyclopedia
Abroma is a genus in the Sterculiaceae
family of two species from Asia and Australia.
Sterculiaceae
Sterculiaceae is a botanical name for a group of flowering plants at the rank of family, which is now considered obsolete. As is true for any botanical name, the circumscription, status and placement of the taxon has varied with taxonomic point of view...
family of two species from Asia and Australia.
Species
- Abroma augustum (L.) L.f. – devil's cotton, bark a source of juteJuteJute is a long, soft, shiny vegetable fibre that can be spun into coarse, strong threads. It is produced from plants in the genus Corchorus, which has been classified in the family Tiliaceae, or more recently in Malvaceae....
-like fibre - Abroma fastuosaAbroma fastuosaAbroma fastuosa is a species of Abroma . It is native to north Queensland and Papua New Guinea....
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