What is brachychiton?

Brachychiton , commonly called BOTTLETree or Kurrajong, is a genus of 31 flowering trees and shrubs, with one kind of Papua -Nové Guinea and another 30 native to Australia. Bottree plants have a height of 13 to 130 feet (4 to 40 meters) and many species have a strong stem that preserves water in dry times. The ordinary name Kurrajong comes from the word dharuk for the "fishing line" because the Australian natives traditionally used the tree bark to create fishing lines. The tree has a vulnerable state of maintaining the loss of habitats. The same problem is threatened by brachychitone velutinosus , which grows both in Australia and in Papua-Nové Guineji.D flowers. b. Acerifolius can reach a height of 130 feet (40 meters). Its dark brown, fruit similar to them were historically roasted and consumed by natives. It has pink flowers without petals and hairy leaves and fruit. b. Discolor is popular as an ornamental plant and its seeds are baking.It has many common names, including a tree of hat, regional tree, lace Kurrajong, pink Kurrajong, shrub and white Kurrajong.

Brachychiton Populneus , also called Black Kurrajong, Northern Kurrajong and White Kurrajong, is another popular decorative kind of Kurrajong. Its bell -shaped flowers are pale to pink and often seen on the inner surface. In addition to his edible seeds, b. Populneus was traditionally used for his barcha, wood and leaves. The natives used wood to produce shields and bark as fiber, while the leaves can be used to feed livestock affected by drought. b. Populneus in some areas of Australia has become an invasive species.

Brachychiton Rupestris or Queensland Bottletree can reach a height of 65 feet (20 meters). It has a distinctive bottle -shaped trunk from which it gets its common name. Queensland bottLetree is other popular ornamental species and tolerates a wide range of soil temperatures and types. It has yellow flowers and woody, fruit in the shape of a ship. Some of the smaller, more species similar to shrubs are b. Bidwillii or dwarf Kurrajong, b. Gregorie or the desert Kurrajong and b. Garrawayae .