Plants in Israel | Brachychiton rupestris
Brachychiton rupestris, Queensland Bottle Tree,
ברכיכיטון הסלעים
| Scientific name: | Brachychiton rupestris K. Schum. | |
| Common name: | Queensland Bottle Tree | |
| Hebrew name: | ברכיכיטון הסלעים | |
| Family: | Malvaceae / Sterculiaceae, סטרקוליים |
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| Life form: | Tree | |
| Stems: | Up to 18–20 meters high; bottle-shaped trunk | |
| Leaves: | About 10 cm long, may have entire margins or be deeply lobed | |
| Inflorescence: | Clusters of flowers at the ends of the branches | |
| Flowers: | Yellowy bell shaped flowers | |
| Fruits: | Clusters of large boat-shaped follicles, containing numerous seeds | |
| Flowering Period: | Early summer | |
| Origin: | Queensland, Australia |
 Derivation of the botanical name: Brachychiton, Greek brachys, ‘short’; chiton, a ‘tunic’, a reference to the coating on the seed. rupestris, refers to growing among rocks.
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