Category Archives: Brachychiton

Brachychiton viridiflorus

Small to medium deciduous tree, 2-10metres high, with pale green large orbicular leaves, paler beneath. Pods are in sets like claws, containing rows of yellow seeds.

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Brachychiton incanus

Small tree to 5m, dark red flowers, and long narrow hairy boat-like pods. From the North Kimberley. Brachychiton species have a number of uses. Seeds are edible after removing the irritating hairs. This species is a Priority 3 rare for … Continue reading

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Brachychiton multicaulis

Found in the SE Kimberley, this hairy species of Kurrajong grows to just 2/3m and yet to be identified. It has similarities to B.paradoxa in the NT. Still not certain of this plant name, has also been called B.tridentatus, based … Continue reading

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Brachychiton diversifolius

Medium to tall Kurrajong, a Brachychiton species with small flowers and large boat-shaped pods, changing from green to black when ripe. From herbalistics: […] The wood is light and soft, and not very durable. It is not used for timber … Continue reading

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Brachychiton viscidulus

Small deciduous tree, with large ovate, lobed, hairy leaves, clusters of red flowers followed by hairy brown boat-shaped clusters of fruiting capsules. Rows of yellow hairy coated seeds are popular when roasted and prized by cockatoos.

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