Malvaceae
Brachychiton

Brachychiton populneus (Schott & Endl.) R.Br.

First published in Pterocymbium: 234 (1844)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Queensland to E. Victoria. It is a tree and grows primarily in the subtropical biome. It is has environmental uses and for food.

Descriptions

Distribution
Biogeografic region: Andean. Elevation range: 1500–1500 m a.s.l. Cultivated in Colombia. Colombian departments: Antioquia.
Habit
Tree.
[UPFC]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Distribution
Cultivada en Colombia; Alt. 1500 m.; Andes.
Morphology General Habit
Árbol
[CPLC]

M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS

Morphology General Habit
Evergreen glabrous monoecious tree
Morphology Leaves
Leaves with 2–7 cm long petiole; blade entire to 3–5-lobed, ovate to ovate-lanceolate or elliptic, 5–10 x 2–6 cm, acuminate at the apex
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers in a pendulous panicle, unisexual
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx forming a bell-shaped corolla-like structure 10–20 mm long, lobed to about the middle, reddish and variegated, sparsely pubescent with stellate hairs
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androphore
Androphore c. 5 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Follicles on 2–3 cm long stalks, elliptic, flattened, 4–6 x 1.5–2.5 cm, glabrous, acute, black or brown, villous inside
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds rounded, 3–4 mm in diam.
Distribution
Cutivated at least in Hargeisa (N1) native of Australia but widely cultivated as an ornamental or as a shade tree.
[FSOM]

Sterculiaceae, Martin Cheek & Laurence Dorr; Nesogordonia, Laurence Dorr, Lisa Barnett. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2007

Note
East African material can be referred to B. populneus subsp. populneus, which is native to eastern and southeastern Australia but now widely cultivated as an ornamental.
[FTEA]

Uses

Use Environmental
Environmental uses.
Use Food
Used for food.
Use Materials
Used as material.
[UPFC]

Sources

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0