Brachychiton acerifolius (Flame Tree)
Botanical name: Brachychiton acerifolius
Common name: Flame Tree
Family: Malvaceae
Subfamily: Sterculioideae
Origin: Australia
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
Rainforest tree. This spectacular Australian tree is often conical in shape with dark green glossy leaves, deeply lobed when young. The upper trunk is green. Bright red bell flowers occur when the tree is wholly or partly deciduous, and are followed by thick black pods. Very conspicuous in flower in gardens and in the rainforest.
Similar plants: Brachychiton acerifolius (Flame Tree)
- Brachychiton australis (Broad Leaved Bottletree)
- Brachychiton bidwillii (Little Kurrajong)
- Brachychiton discolor (Lacebark Kurrajong)
- Brachychiton megaphyllus (Giant-leaved Kurrajong )
- Brachychiton paradoxus (Red Kurrajong)
- Brachychiton populneus (Bottle Tree)
- Brachychiton rupestris (Queensland Bottle Tree)
- Brachychiton sp. (Bottle Tree)
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