How to identify Broad-Leaved Bottletree
Identify Broad-Leaved Bottletree by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Swollen bottle-shaped trunk.
- Confirm leaf shape: Maple-like lobed.
- Confirm flower colour: White/cream.
- Confirm it sits within the Sterculiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Broad-Leaved Bottletree.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Brachychiton australis
- Genus
- Brachychiton
- Family
- Sterculiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Maple-like lobedrecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Broad-Leaved Bottletree itself; the rest are typical of the Sterculiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- White/creamrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Broad-Leaved Bottletree itself; the rest are typical of the Sterculiaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Broad-Leaved Bottletree
Broad-leaved bottletree (Brachychiton australis) belongs to the Sterculiaceae family, where it grows as a tree.
Sterculiaceae
Cacao/Cola family
Broad-Leaved Bottletree belongs to the Sterculiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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