Brachychiton australis, commonly known as the broad-leaved bottle tree, is a small tree of the genus Brachychiton found in eastern Australia. It was originally classified in the family Sterculiaceae, which is now within Malvaceae.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Broad-leaved bottletree being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Sterculia quinqueloba
- Adansonia madagascariensis
- Gyrocarpus americanus
- Ceiba glaziovii
- Brachychiton rupestris
- Brachychiton discolor
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Malvales
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Brachychiton
- Species
- Brachychiton australis
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