Taxon:  Brachychiton rupestris (T. Mitch. ex Lindl.) K. Schum.



Summary
Genus:
Brachychiton
Family:
Malvaceae
Subfamily:
Sterculioideae
Nomen number:
407264
Place of publication:
H. G. A. Engler & K. A. E. Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(6):96.  1893
Verified:
01/03/1996 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Delabechea rupestris T. Mitch. ex Lindl.

Images (2 total. Click on image for more.)
Fruit

Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  2. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon. Note: mentions
  3. Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
  4. Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
  5. Guymer, G. P. 1988. A taxonomic revision of Brachychiton (Sterculiaceae). Austral. Syst. Bot. 1:243.
  6. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  7. Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
  8. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
  9. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  10. Stanley, T. D. & E. M. Ross. 1983-1989. Flora of south-eastern Queensland.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishbottletree  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Englishnarrow-leaf bottletree  1Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
EnglishQueensland bottletree  1Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
EnglishQueensland rattletree  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
GermanQueensland-Flaschenbaum  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaQueenslands.e.Stanley, T. D. & E. M. Ross. 1983-1989. Flora of south-eastern Queensland.
2Cultivated    also cult. 
Native
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [Queensland (s.e.)]
Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)
  1. Stanley, T. D. & E. M. Ross. 1983-1989. Flora of south-eastern Queensland.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Environmentalshade/shelter Stanley, T. D. & E. M. Ross. 1983-1989. Flora of south-eastern Queensland.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=407264. Accessed 15 April 2026.