Brachychiton viscidulus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Brachychiton |
| Species: | B. viscidulus
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| Binomial name | |
| Brachychiton viscidulus | |
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Sterculia viscidula W.Fitzg. | |
Brachychiton viscidulus is a plant in the Malvaceae family, native to Western Australia.[1]
It was first described by William Vincent Fitzgerald in 1906 as Sterculia viscidula,[2][3] but was transferred to the Brachychiton genus in 1989 by Gordon P. Guymer to become Brachychiton viscidulus.[2][4]
B. viscidulus is a tree with pink-red to orange flowers which grows to heights of 2m to 8m, which flowers from April to January. It grows on clays, on skeletal soils over many different types of rocks, and is found on rocky slopes, gorges scarps.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Brachychiton viscidulus (W.Fitz.) Guymer | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Brachychiton viscidulus". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ Fitzgerald, W.V. (1906). "Some species of West Kimberley plants. Botanical References". The Western Mail. 21 (1066): 10, 24.
- ^ Guymer, G.P. (1989). "A taxonomic revision of Brachychiton (Sterculiaceae)". Australian Systematic Botany. 1 (3): 277, fig. 36.
- ^ "Brachychiton viscidulus". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.