Biology:Brachychiton australis

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Short description: Species of tree


Broad-leaved bottle tree
Brachychiton australis habit.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Brachychiton
Species:
B. australis
Binomial name
Brachychiton australis
(Schott & Endl.) A.Terracc.

Brachychiton australis, commonly known as the broad-leaved bottle tree, is a small tree of the genus Brachychiton[lower-alpha 1] found in eastern Australia.[2] It was originally classified in the family Sterculiaceae, which is now within Malvaceae.

Notes

  1. The genus Brachychiton was traditionally placed in the family Sterculiaceae, but that family, along with Bombacaceae and Tiliaceae, has been found to be polyphyletic and is now sunk into a more broadly-defined Malvaceae[1]

References

  1. Stevens, Peter F. (29 January 2015). "Angiosperm Phylogeny Website". http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/research/APweb/. Retrieved 6 February 2015. 
  2. "Brachychiton australis". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?taxon_id=9523. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15358617 entry