Brachychiton acerifolius

Brachychiton acerifolius, Mount Warning, New South Wales, Australia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malvales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Malvales

Familia: Malvaceae
Subfamilia: Sterculioideae
Genus: Brachychiton
Sectio: B. sect. Oxystele
Species: Brachychiton acerifolius

Name

Brachychiton acerifolius (A.Cunn. ex G.Don) F.Muell., Hooker's J. Bot. & Kew Gard. Misc. 9: 198. 1857.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Sterculia acerifolia A.Cunn. ex G.Don, Gen. Hist. 1: 517. 1831.

• Homotypic
  • Brachychiton acerifolium (A.Cunn. ex G.Don) Macarthur & C.Moore, Catalogue des Collections de Bois Indigènes 6. 1855, comb. inval.
  • Brachychiton acerifolius subsp. typicus A.Terracc., Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Palermo 1(2): 61. 1897, nom. inval. [1].
  • Clompanus acerifolia (A.Cunn. ex G.Don) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 78. 1891.

Hybrids

B. × vinicolor

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia New South Wales, Queensland Introduced into: Norfolk Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Mueller, F.v. 1858–1859. Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae. Vol. 1. 252 pp. J. Ferres, Melbourne. BHL Reference page. : 1(1): 1.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 1996. World Checklist of Seed Plants, volume 2. MIM, Deurne. 492pp. In two parts. ISBN 90-572-0006-6. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Brachychiton acerifolius in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2023 November 03. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Brachychiton acerifolius. Published online. Accessed November 03 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Brachychiton acerifolius. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2023 November 03. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Brachychiton acerifolius. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 03 November 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Brachychiton acerifolius in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Australiese vlamboom
العربية: استركوليا اسيريفوليا
English: Flame kurrajong, Illawara flametree
suomi: Tulipullopuu
magyar: Juharlevelű lángfa
polski: Brachychiton klonolistny
русский: Брахихитон кленолистный

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