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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).
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 ...
Brachychiton populneus, commonly known as the kurrajong, [1] is a small to medium-sized tree found naturally in Australia in a diversity of habitats from wetter coastal districts to semi-arid interiors of Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.
Bottle tree or bottle-tree may refer to: Adenium obesum subsp. socotranum, (Apocynaceae), of Socotra; Adansonia species, the baobabs; Adansonia gregorii (the boab) Pachypodium lealii, (Apocynaceae), the bottle tree of Namibia and Angola; The genus Moringa, (Moringaceae), of the Madagascar spiny thickets and elsewhere;
Hence the Illawarra flame tree became Sterculia acerifolia. [15] Von Mueller maintained his recognition of Brachychiton as a separate genus. [14] German botanist Otto Kuntze challenged the generic name Sterculia in 1891, on the grounds that the name Clompanus took precedence. He republished the Illawarra flame tree as Clompanus Haenkeana. [16]
Elmer's Bottle Tree Ranch is a ranch near Oro Grande, California. It is a popular stop for people passing by on Route 66. The 2 acres (0.81 ha) ranch was created in 2000 by Elmer Long and has more than 200 bottle trees. [5] It is open from sunrise to sunset and is free to enter. [6]
Macoboy, S. (1991) What tree is that?, ISBN 1-86302-131-0 Rathie, Kerry (2014) Brachychitons: Flame Trees, Kurrajongs and Bottle Trees ISBN 978-0-646-92681-0 External links
Brachychiton discolor is a rainforest tree of eastern Australia. It grows in drier rainforest areas. Scattered from Paterson, New South Wales (32° S) to Mackay, Queensland (21° S). There is also an isolated community of these trees at Cape York Peninsula.