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Brachychiton rupestris (commonly known as the narrow-leaved bottle tree or Queensland bottle tree) is a tree in the family Malvaceae, [a] endemic to Queensland, Australia. Described by Sir Thomas Mitchell and John Lindley in 1848, it earned its name from its bulbous trunk , which can be up to 3.5 metres (11 ft) in diameter at breast height (DBH).
Water could be obtained from the tree roots by boring a hole in the trunk and squeezing the wood. [4] There are also records of the seed pods being turned into a children's rattle or toy. The soft, spongy wood was used for making shields, and the bark as a fibre. The leaves are also used as emergency fodder for drought-affected animal stock.
Brachychiton australis, commonly known as the broad-leaved bottle tree, is a small tree of the genus Brachychiton [a] found in eastern Australia. [2] It was originally classified in the family Sterculiaceae , which is now within Malvaceae .
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Brachychiton sp. Ormeau Ormeau bottle tree, juvenile Conservation status Critically endangered (EPBC Act) Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Clade: Tracheophytes Clade: Angiosperms Clade: Eudicots Clade: Rosids Order: Malvales Family: Malvaceae Subfamily: Sterculioideae Genus: Brachychiton Species: B. sp. Ormeau Binomial name Brachychiton sp. Ormeau Brachychiton sp. Ormeau is a rare ...
The name Brachychiton is derived from the Greek brachys, short, and chiton, tunic, in referring to its loose seed coats. The generic name is often misconstrued as being of neuter gender, with the specific epithets then incorrectly amended.
This species is a large deciduous tree, which forms a pyramidal habit. [4] It may reach 30 to 35 m (98 to 115 ft) in height in its natural habitat, but is usually shorter in cultivation. [ 5 ] The trunk is smoothly cylindrical and green or grey-green in colour, often tapering unbranched to the very tip of the tree.
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