Brachychiton discolor (Lacebark Tree)

Brachychiton discolor flowers

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Brachychiton discolor leaves

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Brachychiton discolor tree

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LACEBARK TREE FACTS

distribution map showing range of Brachychiton discolor in Australia

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Common Name
Lacebark Tree

Other Names
Lace Kurrajong, Pink Kurrajong, Scrub Bottle Tree, White Kurrajong, Hat Tree, Sycamore

Description
The Lacebark Tree is a rainforest tree growing to 35 m tall. The leaves are lobed with 3 to 7 lobes, and grow about 10 cm to 22 cm long and 10 cm to 20 cm wide. The tree flowers in spring and summer from November to February. The flowers are pink, bell-shaped, with 5 partially fused petals, growing up to 4 cm to 5 cm long and about 4 cm to 5 cm in diameter. The seed pods are brown in colour, boat-shaped, and grow about 10 cm to20 cm long and about 4 cm wide.

Habitat
dry rainforest

Distribution
The Lacebark Tree is found from central east Queensland to central east New South Wales,

Growth Characteristics
Height: 10m - 35m
Spread: 5m - 15m

Classification

Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Malvaceae
Genus:	Brachychiton
Species:	discolor
Common Name:	Lacebark Tree

Relatives in same Genus
  Brachychiton acerifolius
  Brachychiton australis
  Brachychiton bidwillii
  Brachychiton compactus
  Brachychiton gregorii
  Brachychiton megaphyllus
  Brachychiton muellerianus
  Brachychiton populneus
  Brachychiton rupestris