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Broad Leaved Bottle Tree

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Brachychiton australis

Plant Number: 52

Common Name: Broad-leaved Bottle Tree

Scientific Name: Brachychiton australis

Derivation of name

Brachychiton – from two Greek words meaning 'short' and 'tunic', an allusion to the bristles surrounding the seed in fruit

Description

  • Endemic to Queensland, occurring in the north-east, central-east and southwards as far as south-eastern Queensland
  • Grows in closed forest with a large number of deciduous trees or in dry rainforest and prefers a long dry season but can also be found in vine thickets in rocky situations
  • A long lived deciduous tree, without leaves June – August, which grows to 5-9 metres and lives 100 years plus
  • Trunk eventually bottle-shaped
  • Flowers 25 mm, mainly appear in winter and are white-cream in colour
  • Mature leaves are 4-9 lobed, each ending in a fine tip

Human uses

Brachychiton species are water bearing trees that can be tapped in dry times.

Acknowledgment: Bush Heritage, Mangroves to Mountain, Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants

Photo: Craig Hunter, Arthur Chapman, John Jennings

 

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Last reviewed 19 June 2020
Last updated 19 June 2020