Brachychiton discolor

Brachychiton discolor

Brachychiton discolor

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. Brachychiton
Species: Brachychiton discolor

Name

Brachychiton discolor F.Muell., Fragm. 1(1): 1 (1858)

• Lectotype: W. Hill [8] (anno 1858; MEL 0070085A^{(GBIF, JSTOR)} [designated by Guymer 1989: 259]; Isolectotype: MEL 0070105A^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}).
• Type locality: Australia. [Queensland: Moreton Bay], 'Pine River'.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Sterculia discolor (F.Muell.) F.Muell. ex Benth., Fl. Austral. 1: 228 (1863)
  • Clompanus discolor (F.Muell.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 78 (1891)
  • Brachychiton paradoxus Schott subsp. discolor (F.Muell.) A.Terracc., Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Palermo 1(2): 51, 52, 61 (1897)
  • Brachychiton paradoxus var. discolor (F.Muell.) A.Terracc., Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Palermo 1: 61 (1897)
• Heterotypic
  • Brachychiton luridus C.Moore ex F.Muell., Fragm. 1(1): 1 (1858)
    • Type: C. Moore s.n.
    • Type locality: Australia. Clarence River.
  • Sterculia lurida (C.Moore ex F.Muell.) F.Muell. ex Benth., Fl. Austral. 1: 228 (1863)
  • Clompanus lurida (C.Moore ex F.Muell.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 78 (1891)
  • Brachychiton paradoxus subsp. luridus (C.Moore ex F.Muell.) A.Terracc., Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Palermo 1: 51 (1897)
  • Brachychiton paradoxus var. luridus (C.Moore ex F.Muell.) A.Terracc., Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Palermo 1: 61 (1897)

Distribution

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

Hybrids

B. × vinicolor

References

Primary references

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

Additional references

• Bentham, G. & Mueller, F.J.H. v. 1863. Flora Australiensis: a description of the plants of the Australian territory. Volume 1. Ranunculaceae to Anacardiaceae. 508 pp. London, L. Reeve & co. BHL Reference page. 
• Guymer, G.P. 1988[1989]. A taxonomic revision of Brachychiton (Sterculiaceae). Australian Systematic Botany 1(3): 199–323. DOI: 10.1071/SB9880199 . Google Books (only snippets available). Reference page. 
• Kuntze, O. 1891. Revisio generum plantarum vascularium omnium atque cellularium multarum secundum leges nomenclaturae internationales cum enumeratione plantarum exoticarum in itinere mundi collectarum. Pars I. Pp. I–CLV, 1–374. Arthur Felix, Leipzig [etc.] BHL Reference page. 
• von Raab-Straube, E. & Raus, T. (eds.) 2016. Euro+Med-Checklist Notulae, 6. Willdenowia 46: 423–442.

Links

• Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) Brachychiton discolor Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian National Botanic Gardens & Australian National Herbarium. Accessed: 2024 July 11.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Brachychiton discolor. Accessed: 2024 July 11.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Brachychiton discolor in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 July 11. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Brachychiton discolor. 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 online. Accessed: 2023 November 3. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Brachychiton discolor. Published online. Accessed: 3 November 2023. Reference page.

• IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group & Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI), 2021. Brachychiton discolor. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021. IUCN Red List Category: Least Concern . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T192229298A192229300.en.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Brachychiton discolor. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 3 November 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Brachychiton discolor in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Pienkvlamboom
العربية: استركوليا لوريدا
English: Lacebark tree

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