Brachychiton discolor
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Brachychiton discolor as a container plant, 8 years old. |
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Brachychiton discolor (Syn .: Brachychiton luridus C.Moore ex F.Muell., Sterculia lurida (C.Moore ex F.Muell.) F.Muell. Ex Benth.) Is an imposing tree that grows up to 30 meters high is native to New South Wales , Queensland, and Northern Australia . It occurs there in coastal bushland and in forests with a tropical seasonal climate with a rainy season and a dry season.
features
Brachychiton discolor is slightly succulent, the thick trunk with greenish bark, which is gray in older trees, is only slightly bottle-shaped at the base. The tree tolerates drought very well. The leaves are dark green, hairy silver-white underneath, hand-shaped and three- to seven-, usually five-lobed. Their diameter is 8 to 18 centimeters, the length of the petiole 5 to 10 centimeters. The Spreitengrund is heart-shaped (cordat).
The bell-shaped flowers are three to four inches long, hairy on the outside and red, pink or magenta in color. They appear from late spring to summer (November to March) after the tree sheds the leaves.
Five bellows per flower are formed as fruits . They lignify, have grown together at the base and, when opened, have the shape of boats. They contain large, yellow seeds embedded in irritant hair.
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 40.
Systematics
Brachychiton discolor hybridizes with Brachychiton acerifolius .
literature
- Elliot & Jones: Encyclopaedia of Australian Plants. Pages 365-366 in Volume 2, Lothian Books, ISBN 0-85091-143-5
- Kirsten Albrecht Llamas: Tropical flowering plants: a guide to identification and cultivation. Timber Pr Inc, ISBN 0-88192-585-3 Google Books
Individual evidence
- ^ Brachychiton discolor at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis
Web links
- Brachychiton discolor . In:PlantNET - NSW Flora Online. Retrieved April 14, 2010.