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



Summary
Genus:
Brachychiton
Family:
Malvaceae
Subfamily:
Sterculioideae
Nomen number:
101967
Place of publication:
Pterocymbium 234. 1844 Jun (J. J. Bennett & R. Brown, Pl. jav. rar. 234. 1844 Nov)
Verified:
01/03/1996 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (0  active, 0  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Poecilodermis populnea Schott & Endl.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Sterculia diversifolia G. Don
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009
  2. Burbidge, N. T. & M. Gray. Flora of the Australian Capital Territory. 1970
  3. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon. 1980-
  4. Encke, F. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage. 1993
  5. Erhardt, W. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage. 2002
  6. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. Flora zambesiaca. 1960-
  7. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  8. Guymer, G. P. 1988. A taxonomic revision of Brachychiton (Sterculiaceae). Austral. Syst. Bot. 1:232.
  9. Harden, G. J., ed. Flora of New South Wales. 1990-1993
  10. Henderson, L. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12. 2001
  11. Hnatiuk, R. J. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11. 1990
  12. Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
  13. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
  14. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. Flora of [West] Pakistan. 1970-
  15. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  16. Smith, A. C. Flora vitiensis nova. 1979-1991
  17. Stanley, T. D. & E. M. Ross. Flora of south-eastern Queensland. 1983-1989
  18. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. European garden flora. 1986-
  19. Willis, J. H. A handbook to plants in Victoria. 1970-1972
Common names
English
bottletree –
kurrajong –
Afrikaans
bottelboom –
kkoerajong –
German
Kurrajong-Flaschenbaum –
Swedish
kurrajongträd –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNew South Wales 
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaQueensland 
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaVictoria 
2Cultivated     
Native
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria]
Cultivated ()
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Walters, S. M. et al., eds. European garden flora. 1986-
Environmentalshade/shelter Harden, G. J., ed. Flora of New South Wales. 1990-1993
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=101967. Accessed 21 July 2025.


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