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Brachychiton spectabilis

Brachychiton spectabilis
Photo: Richard Jacob, CC BY 4.0

Brachychiton spectabilis, the Queensland or Northern Territory kurrajong relative known as the Victoria River kurrajong, is a tree native to northern Australia that grows in seasonally dry tropical country. It needs full sun and well-drained soil, and it tolerates dry conditions once established.

Family
Malvaceae (Mallow family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply during establishment, then rely mostly on seasonal rainfall; allow soil to dry between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained soil, tolerant of poor and sandy soils.
Temperature
18–36 °C; protect young plants from frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Northern Territory (Victoria River area)
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Brachychiton spectabilis is a tree of the genus Brachychiton found in northern Australia. It was first described by Gordon Guymer in 1988.

Other Brachychiton plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Brachychiton spectabilis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

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.

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