Brachychiton rupestris
Queensland Bottle Tree
Has an upright, spreading form. Panicles of cream-yellow flowers with red markings appear in spring. Has a large, bulbous trunk. A drought-deciduous succulent with very little leaf fall. Swimming pools will often use them because of this.
Exotic
Semi-evergreen
Street
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Taxonomy and Etymology
Family: Malvaceae, mallow family, a family of flowering plants.
Genus: Brachychiton, brachychiton, derived from the Greek adjective βραχύς (brakhús, 'short') and noun χιτών (khitṓn, 'tunic'), in reference to the genus' loose seed coatings. Commonly known as bottletree or kurrajong, a genus of trees and large shrubs native to Australia and New Guinea.
Species: Brachychiton rupestris, rūpestris (Latin, adjective), meaning 'that which lives on cliffs or rocks', in reference to the rocky hilltop habitat of specimens observed by the discoverer of the trees, Thomas Mitchell (1792 - 1855).
Common Name: Queensland Bottle Tree
Description and Features
Description: Has an upright, spreading form. Panicles of cream-yellow flowers with red markings appear in spring. Has a large, bulbous trunk. A drought-deciduous succulent with very little leaf fall. Swimming pools will often use them because of this.
Height: 10m
Width: 6m
Uses: Street
Winter Foliage: Semi evergreen
Origin: Exotic
Foliage:
Summer: Green
Autumn: Green
Winter: Green
Spring: Green
Flowers:
Summer: None
Autumn: None
Winter: None
Spring: Yellow, Red