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Brachychiton megaphyllus
Brachychiton megaphyllus is a deciduous shrub or small tree from northern Australia, grown for its large leaves and orange-red flowers. It needs a warm, frost-free climate and is best suited to tropical or subtropical gardens.
Brachychiton megaphyllus, commonly known as the red-flowering kurrajong, is a tree of the genus Brachychiton found in northern Australia. It was described in 1988 by Gordon Guymer in his revision of the genus, previously having been considered a variant of Brachychiton paradoxus.
Hybrids with Brachychiton multicaulis have been reported.
Illawarra Flame Tree · Brachychiton acuminatus · Brachychiton albidus · Broadleaf Bottletree · Little Kurrajong · Kurrajong · Brachychiton chrysocarpus · Brachychiton compactus · Pink flame tree · Northern Kurrajong · Brachychiton fitzgeraldianus · Brachychiton garrawayae
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
