Brachychiton
Brachychiton (kurrajong, bottletree) is a genus of 31 species of trees and large shrubs, native to Australia (the centre of diversity, with 30 species) and New Guinea (one species). Fossils from New South Wales and New Zealand are estimated to be 50 million years old, corresponding to the Paleogene.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMalvales
- FamilyMalvaceae
Native toNew Guinea, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Брахи́хитон (лат. Brachychiton) — род растений семейства Мальвовые (Malvaceae), включающий более 30 вид деревьев и кустарников. Большинство видов произрастает в Австралии. Название рода происходит от греческих слов «брахис» (короткий) и «хитон». Под «коротким хитоном» подразумевается оболочка семени.
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Brachychiton (kurrajong, bottletree) is a genus of 31 species of trees and large shrubs, native to Australia (the centre of diversity, with 30 species) and New Guinea (one species). Fossils from New South Wales and New Zealand are estimated to be 50 million years old, corresponding to the Paleogene.
== Description == They grow to 4 – 30m tall, and some are dry-season deciduous. Several species (though not all) are pachycaul plants with a very stout stem for their overall size, used to store water during periods of drought. The leaves show intraspecific variation and generally range from entire to deeply palmately lobed with long slender leaflet-like lobes joined only right at the base. Their sizes range from 4 – 20 cm long and wide.