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Brachychiton megaphyllus
Guy
mer

Red - flowered Kurrajong
This flower is the floral emblem of Darwin.

Brachychiton megaphyllus Brachychiton megaphyllus
Description:Flower Description:Fallen male flower
Location:Litchfield National Park, Northern Territory Location: 80K E of Top Springs, Northern Territory
GPS coordinates:13˚02.795S,130˚53.877E GPS coordinates:16˚44.4966S, 132°25.5732E
Date of photo:22 May 2010 Date of photo:11 July 2016
Field No.:U112 Field No.:4082
   
Brachychiton megaphyllus Brachychiton megaphyllus
Description:Fallen leaf Description:Fallen flower - side view
Location: 80K E of Top Springs,  Northern Territory Location: 80K E of Top Springs, Northern Territory
GPS coordinates:16˚44.4966S, 132°25.5732E GPS coordinates:16˚44.4966S, 132°25.5732E
Date of photo:11 July 2016 Date of photo:11 July 2016
Field No.:4082 Field No.:4082
   
Brachychiton megaphyllus Brachychiton megaphyllus
Description:Tree in habitat Description:Flowering tree
Location: 80K E of Top Springs,  Northern Territory Location: 80K E of Top Springs, Northern Territory
GPS coordinates:16˚44.4966S, 132°25.5732E GPS coordinates:16˚44.4966S, 132°25.5732E
Date of photo:11 July 2016 Date of photo:11 July 2016
Field No.:4082 Field No.:4082
   
Brachychiton megaphyllus Brachychiton megaphyllus
Description:Leaves Description:Plant
Location: Tolmer Falls, Litchfield National Park, Northern Territory Location: Tolmer Falls, Litchfield National Park, Northern Territory
GPS coordinates: 13˚12.1446S 130˚42.8328E GPS coordinates: 13˚12.1446S 130˚42.8328E
Date of photo:24 April 2016 Date of photo:24 April 2016
Field No.:4001 Field No.:4001
   
Brachychiton megaphyllus Brachychiton megaphyllus
Description:Male flower Description:Flowers and buds
Location: Road to Dundee Beach,  Northern Territory Location: Road to Dundee Beach,  Northern Territory
GPS coordinates:3200 GPS coordinates:3200
Date of photo:27 May 2018 Date of photo:27 May 2018
Field No.:6616 Field No.:6616
   
Brachychiton megaphyllus Brachychiton megaphyllus
Description:Pods Description:Dry leaf
Location: Road to Dundee Beach,  Northern Territory Location: Road to Dundee Beach,  Northern Territory
GPS coordinates:3200 GPS coordinates:3200
Date of photo:27 May 2018 Date of photo:27 May 2018
Field No.:6616 Field No.:6616
   
Brachychiton megaphyllus Brachychiton megaphyllus
Description:Buds Description:Trunk
Location: Road to Dundee Beach,  Northern Territory Location: Road to Dundee Beach,  Northern Territory
GPS coordinates:3200 GPS coordinates:3200
Date of photo:27 May 2018 Date of photo:27 May 2018
Field No.:6616 Field No.:6616
   

 

 

References (accessed 16 June 2018):

http://eflora.nt.gov.au/factsheet?id=5632

Guymer, G.P., (1989) A Taxonomic Revision of Brachychiton (Sterculiaceae), Australian  Systematic Botany, 1(3) 199-232

Franklin, Donald C and Bate, Patricia J. 'Brachychiton megaphyllus', the Red-flowered Kurrajong. Northern Territory Naturalist, Vol. 24, February 2013: 81-88. 

 

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