Photo by Mark Norman,
Inaturalist.ala.org.au.
Male flower by CC-BY: S.& A. Pearson,
Lucidcentral.org.
The fruits by CC-BY: S.& A. Pearson, Lucidcentral.org.
A adult leaf by CC-BY: S.& A. Pearson,
Lucidcentral.org. |
Author: |
Gordon Paul Guymer, 1989 |
Family: |
STERCULIACEAE* |
Origin: |
Proserpine; Queensland;
North-Eastern Australia |
Soil: |
Mix - Gravel |
Water: |
Medium - Maximum |
Sun: |
Maximum |
Thickness: |
80-140 Centimetres |
Height: |
8-15 Metres |
Flower: |
White / Vine-Red |
Propagate: |
Seeds |
Names: |
Whitsunday Bottle Tree |
Synonyms: |
- |
This member of the
Sterculiaceae*
family
was given this name by Gordon Paul Guymer in 1989. It is found around,
Proserpine, Queensland in North-Eastern Australia. It is growing in a well drained soil
like granite gravel with quite some water and lots of sun. The trunk can grow
from 80 to 140 centimetres in diameter, the entire tree from eight to
fifteen metres in height. The flowers are white with vine-red marking.
The genera name from Greek, brachys, short and chiton, a
tunic, a reference to the coating on the seed.
The species name means 'compact, close together' just because of it is
smaller. |
The trunk of an older tree, by Geoffrey
Sinclair, Inaturalist.ala.org.au.
Juvenile leaves by CC-BY: S.& A. Pearson,
Lucidcentral.org.
The fruits. |