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Photo from Public.asu.edu.


The tronk from Theleafplants.com.


The flowers fromTheplantattraction.com.


The leaves from Kalliergeia.com.

Author: 

Robert Brown, 1844

Family:  STERCULIACEAE*
Origin: 

E Australia

Soil: 

Most

Water: 

Medium

Sun: 

Maximum

Thickness: 

50-100 Centimetres

Height: 

10-18 Metres

Flower: 

Cream Colured - Pink

Propagate: 

Seeds/Cuttings

Names: 

Kurrajong, Bottle Tree

Synonyms: 

Poecilodermis populnea, Schott & Endl. 1832.
Brachychiton populneus subsp. trilobus, Guymer.

This monoecious member of the Sterculiaceae* family was given this name by Robert Brown in 1844. It is found in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland in eastern Australia, growing in pretty much any soil with some water and lots of sun. The trunk can grow from 50 to 100 centimetres in diameter, the entire tree from ten to 18 metres in height. The flowers are cream-colured over pink to red.

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.

*)Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Sterculiaceae is now part of the Malvaceae.


The fruits from Kalliergeia.com.


Another tree from Viveroshippus.cl.