Brachychiton velutinosus

Brachychiton velutinosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae[lower-alpha 1]
Genus: Brachychiton
Species: B. velutinosus
Binomial name
Brachychiton velutinosus

Brachychiton velutinosus is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It is found in Australia and Papua New Guinea. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Notes

  1. ↑ The genus Brachychiton was traditionally placed in the family Sterculiaceae, but that family, along with Bombacaceae and Tiliaceae, has been found to be polyphyletic and is now sunk into a more broadly-defined Malvaceae[1]

References

  1. ↑ Stevens, Peter F. (29 January 2015). "Angiosperm Phylogeny Website". Retrieved 6 February 2015.


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