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Cressflower/Brachychiton megaphyllus
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Brachychiton megaphyllus
Scientific classification
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Genus:
Brachychiton
Species:
B. megaphyllus

Binomial name
Brachychiton megaphyllus
Brachychiton megaphyllus fruit

Brachychiton megaphyllus or kurrajong.

Description

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Slender shrub or small tree to 4m, deciduous[1]. Pink to red flowers appear in drier months, with fruit maturing in September or October. Large green leaves are present from October to June.

Distribution

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B. megaphyllus is found in the Top End of the Northern Territory of Australia[2].

Usually occurs in open woodland.

Uses

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Brachychiton species of Northern Australia

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B. B. tuberculatus
B. diversifolius B. viridiflorus
B. fitzgeraldianus B. spectabilis
B. macrophyllus B. multicaulis
B. paradoxus B. paradoxus

References

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