Brachychiton multicaulis is a tree of the genus Brachychiton[a] found in northern Australia.[3] It was first described in 1988 by Gordon Guymer.[3][4]
| Brachychiton multicaulis | |
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| Specimen BM013835104 (CC-BY 4.0 British Museum) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Brachychiton |
| Species: | B. multicaulis
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| Brachychiton multicaulis | |
It is found only in the Northern Territory in the Tanami and southern Victoria River District, growing in open woodland on red sandy soils.[1]
Notes
edit- ^ 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[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Brachychiton multicaulis". eflora.nt.gov.au. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
- ^ Stevens, Peter F. (29 January 2015). "Angiosperm Phylogeny Website". Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ a b "Brachychiton multicaulis". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ Guymer, G.P. (1988). "A taxonomic revision of Brachychiton (Sterculiaceae)". Australian Systematic Botany. 1 (3): 199–323. doi:10.1071/SB9880199. ISSN 1030-1887. Wikidata Q56518580.
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