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Brachychiton rupestris

Tree

(Queensland Bottletree, Narrow-leafed Bottletree)

FAMILY	Sterculiaceae / Malvaceae
Species	Brachychiton rupestris
Common name(s)	Queensland Bottletree, Narrow-leafed Bottletree
Flower colour; life form	Flowers creamy-white; tree
Campus	Townsville

Description

This tree has a greenish trunk with furrowed bark, a swelling or bottle develops with time, leaves simple on mature trees, digitately and deeply divided into 3-7 narrow lobes on young trees. Flowers bell-shaped, creamy-white with red stripes or splashes. Fruit is a follicle, boat-shaped to 3 cm long.

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