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Cressflower/Brachychiton megaphyllus | |
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Brachychiton megaphyllus | |
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Genus: | Brachychiton
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Species: | B. megaphyllus |
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Brachychiton megaphyllus |
Brachychiton megaphyllus or kurrajong.
Description
[edit]Slender shrub or small tree to 4m, deciduous[1]. Pink to red flowers appear in drier months, with fruit maturing in September or October. Large green leaves are present from October to June.
Distribution
[edit]B. megaphyllus is found in the Top End of the Northern Territory of Australia[2].
Usually occurs in open woodland.
Uses
[edit]Brachychiton species of Northern Australia
[edit]B. | B. tuberculatus |
B. diversifolius | B. viridiflorus |
B. fitzgeraldianus | B. spectabilis |
B. macrophyllus | B. multicaulis |
B. paradoxus | B. paradoxus |
References
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