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Brachychiton spectabilis Guymer
Kurrajong
A Brachychiton from the  Victoria River area of the Northern Territory.
Brachychiton spectabilis Brachychiton  spectabilis
Description:Female flower Description:Male flower - side view
Location: Jasper Gorge, Northern Territory Location: Jasper Gorge, Northern Territory
GPS coordinates:16˚01.8918S, 130°45.5076E GPS coordinates:16˚01.8918S, 130°45.5076E
Date of photo:12 July 2016 Date of photo:12 July 2016
Field No.:4097 Field No.:4097
   
Brachychiton spectabilis Brachychiton  spectabilis
Description:Female flower Description:Pod
Location: Jasper Gorge, Northern Territory Location: Jasper Gorge, Northern Territory
GPS coordinates:16˚01.8918S, 130°45.5076E GPS coordinates:16˚01.8918S, 130°45.5076E
Date of photo:12 July 2016 Date of photo:12 July 2016
Field No.:4097 Field No.:4097
   
Brachychiton spectabilis Brachychiton  spectabilis
Description:Leaf Description:Leaf - underside
Location: Jasper Gorge, Northern Territory Location: Jasper Gorge, Northern Territory
GPS coordinates:16˚01.8918S, 130°45.5076E GPS coordinates:16˚01.8918S, 130°45.5076E
Date of photo:12 July 2016 Date of photo:12 July 2016
Field No.:4097 Field No.:4097
   
Brachychiton spectabilis Brachychiton  spectabilis
Description:Flower and buds Description:Flowers
Location: Jasper Gorge, Northern Territory Location: Jasper Gorge, Northern Territory
GPS coordinates:16˚01.8918S, 130°45.5076E GPS coordinates:16˚01.8918S, 130°45.5076E
Date of photo:12 July 2016 Date of photo:12 July 2016
Field No.:4097 Field No.:4097
   
Brachychiton spectabilis Brachychiton  spectabilis
Description:Bark Description:Flowering tree
Location: Jasper Gorge, Northern Territory Location: Jasper Gorge, Northern Territory
GPS coordinates:16˚01.8918S, 130°45.5076E GPS coordinates:16˚01.8918S, 130°45.5076E
Date of photo:12 July 2016 Date of photo:12 July 2016
Field No.:4097 Field No.:4097
   

 

 

References (accessed 20 October 2016):

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

Rathie, Kerry A., (2014) Brachychitons: flame trees.kurrajongs and bottle trees, Kerry Rathie  

http://eflora.nt.gov.au/factsheet?id=5635

 

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Brachychiton spectabilis