Brachychiton acerifolius (A. Cunn.) F. J. Muell.

Spice Flowers In the city

Family: STERCULIACEAE

Genus: Brachychiton

Spanish common name: Árbol de la llama.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Australiana

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Macrophanerophyte.

Habitats: Garden plants. Cultivated in the streets.

Characteristics: A tree 8-12m high, with a straight trunk and pyramidal crown. The leaves have 5-7 lobules, and are sometimes trilobular, with oblong-lanceolate lobules. They are 15-20cm long. Both the upper and lower sides are glabrous. The red, bell-shaped flowers - 1cm in diameter - appear when the tree is practically without leaves. The follicles are largely pedunculate, woody, and 1-15cm in length. The seeds are yellow.

Origin: Australia.