Biology:Brachychiton paradoxus

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Short description: Species of plant


Red-flowered kurrajong
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Brachychiton
Species:
B. paradoxus
Binomial name
Brachychiton paradoxus
Schott & Endl.

Brachychiton paradoxus, commonly known as the red-flowered kurrajong, is a small tree of the genus Brachychiton found in northern Australia.[1] It was originally classified in the family Sterculiaceae, which is now within Malvaceae.[lower-alpha 1]

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[2]

References

  1. "Brachychiton paradoxus". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?taxon_id=9642. 
  2. Stevens, Peter F. (29 January 2015). "Angiosperm Phylogeny Website". http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/research/APweb/. Retrieved 6 February 2015. 

Wikidata ☰ Q4953379 entry