BRACHYCHITON POPULNEUS

Author:
Robert Brown, 1844
Family:
STERCULIACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Pterocymbium: 234 (1844)
Collection number:
placeholder
Thickness:
50-100 Centimetres
Height:
10-18 Metres
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Poecilodermis populnea, Schott & Endl. 1832.
Brachychiton populneus subsp. trilobus, Guymer.

The genera name from Greek, brachys, short and chiton, a tunic, a reference to the coating on the seed.

The species name from the Latin 'poplar-like'; the leaves resemble those of Populus species.

Flower
Cream Colured - Pink
Soil
Most
Water
Medium
Sun
Maximum