Sterculia
Synonyms
Karaya
Karayas
Sterculia uren
Sterculia urens
Sterculias
urens, Sterculia
A plant genus of the family STERCULIACEAE. S. urens is the source of KARAYA GUM which is sometimes called Indian tragacanth, which is different from the true TRAGACANTH which comes from ASTRAGALUS GUMMIFER.