Mazhar Botanic Garden

Brachychiton australis

Large Leaved Bottletree; Broad-leafed Bottle Tree

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000012
Common name: Large Leaved Bottletree; Broad-leafed Bottle Tree
English name: Broad Leaved Bottle tree
Arabic name: استراكويا
Native: Austlaria
Country: Australia
(PGR): Cultivated plant

A hardy, small to medium tree (5-8 m) from inland Australia which is suitable for hot, dry climates Is suitable around houses and ponds as it has a non-invasive root system and can also be used in containers It bears greenish-yellow flowers in Winter/Spring

Ornamental plant

Brachychiton platanoides

Brachychiton australis var typicum

Clompanus australis

Sterculia australis 

Sterculia australis var genuina

Sterculia trichosiphon

Sterculia australis var dietrichiae

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Texture: Sandy loam
Fertility: Low
Drainage: Well drained
Topography: Undulating
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: River
Climates: Subtropics
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: Winter – Early pring
Zone: 8b
pH range: 6.0-7.0
Status: Cultivated
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Tree
Sample Type: Undetermined
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Tropical evergreen forest
pH: Mild acid Mild alkaline Neutral

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