BRACHYCHITON AUSTRALIS
Author:
A. Terracino, 1897
Family:
STERCULIACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
A. Terracc. (1897). In: Boll. Ort. Palermo 1: 62.
Collection number:
placeholder
Thickness:
70 Centimetres
Height:
8-25 Metres
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Trichosiphum australe Schott & Endl. 1832.
Brachychiton australis var. typicum, A.Terracc.
Brachychiton platanoides, R.Br.
Brachychiton trichosiphon, Ewart & O.B.Davies.
Clompanus australis, Kuntze.
Show more (5)
Sterculia australis, Druce.
Sterculia australis var. acuminata, Domin
Sterculia australis var. dietrichiae, Domin
Sterculia australis var. genuina, Domin
Sterculia trichosiphon, Benth.
This member of the Sterculiaceae* family was given this mane by A. Terracino in 1897. It is found in Queensland, north-eastern Australia, growing in a well drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The stem can grow to 70 centimetres in diameter, and it looses it's swollen form by age, where it will reach eight to 25 meters height. The flowers are white to slightly dark crème coloured.
The genera name from Greek, brachys, short and chiton, a tunic, a reference to the coating on the seed.
The species name means 'southern'.
Flower
White - Crème Coloured
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Maximum
