Brachychiton compactus

Brachychiton compactus is a tree of the genus Brachychiton[lower-alpha 1] found in northeastern Australia.[2] It is only found in the vicinity of Proserpine in Central Queensland.[3]

Brachychiton compactus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Brachychiton
Species:
B. compactus
Binomial name
Brachychiton compactus
Guymer

Notes

  1. The genus Brachychiton was traditionally placed in the family Sterculiaceae, but that family, along with Bombacaceae and Tiliaceae, has been found to be polyphyletic and is now sunk into a more broadly-defined Malvaceae[1]
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gollark: I doubt you could do anything with them even if you have them.

References

  1. Stevens, Peter F. (29 January 2015). "Angiosperm Phylogeny Website". Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  2. "Brachychiton compactus". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  3. Guymer, Gordon Paul (1988). "A taxonomic revision of Brachychiton (Sterculiaceae)". Australian Systematic Botany. 1 (3): 199–323. doi:10.1071/SB9880199.


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