Biology:Brachychiton velutinosus

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Brachychiton velutinosus
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Brachychiton
Species:
B. velutinosus
Binomial name
Brachychiton velutinosus
Kosterm.

Brachychiton velutinosus is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae.[lower-alpha 1] 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[2]

References

  1. Eddowes, P.J. (1998). "Brachychiton velutinosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1998: e.T34923A9897910. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T34923A9897910.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/34923/9897910. Retrieved 17 November 2021. 
  2. Stevens, Peter F. (29 January 2015). "Angiosperm Phylogeny Website". http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/research/APweb/. Retrieved 6 February 2015. 

Wikidata ☰ Q4953382 entry