Brachychiton discolor

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malvales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Malvales

Brachychiton discolor F.Muell., Fragm. 1(1): 1 (1858)

Lectotype: W. Hill [8] (anno 1858; MEL 0070085A^{(GBIF, JSTOR)} [designated by Guymer 1989: 259]; Isolectotype: MEL 0070105A^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}).
Type locality: Australia. [Queensland: Moreton Bay], 'Pine River'.

Homotypic
- Sterculia discolor (F.Muell.) F.Muell. ex Benth., Fl. Austral. 1: 228 (1863)
- Clompanus discolor (F.Muell.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 78 (1891)
- Brachychiton paradoxus Schott subsp. discolor (F.Muell.) A.Terracc., Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Palermo 1(2): 51, 52, 61 (1897)
- Brachychiton paradoxus var. discolor (F.Muell.) A.Terracc., Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Palermo 1: 61 (1897)
Heterotypic
- Brachychiton luridus C.Moore ex F.Muell., Fragm. 1(1): 1 (1858)
  - Type: C. Moore s.n.
  - Type locality: Australia. Clarence River.
- Sterculia lurida (C.Moore ex F.Muell.) F.Muell. ex Benth., Fl. Austral. 1: 228 (1863)
- Clompanus lurida (C.Moore ex F.Muell.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 78 (1891)
- Brachychiton paradoxus subsp. luridus (C.Moore ex F.Muell.) A.Terracc., Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Palermo 1: 51 (1897)
- Brachychiton paradoxus var. luridus (C.Moore ex F.Muell.) A.Terracc., Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Palermo 1: 61 (1897)

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia New South Wales, Queensland. Introduced into: Sicilia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Bentham, G. & Mueller, F.J.H. v. 1863. Flora Australiensis: a description of the plants of the Australian territory. Volume 1. Ranunculaceae to Anacardiaceae. 508 pp. London, L. Reeve & co. BHL Reference page.
Guymer, G.P. 1988[1989]. A taxonomic revision of Brachychiton (Sterculiaceae). Australian Systematic Botany 1(3): 199–323. DOI: 10.1071/SB9880199 . Google Books (only snippets available). Reference page.
Kuntze, O. 1891. Revisio generum plantarum vascularium omnium atque cellularium multarum secundum leges nomenclaturae internationales cum enumeratione plantarum exoticarum in itinere mundi collectarum. Pars I. Pp. I–CLV, 1–374. Arthur Felix, Leipzig [etc.] BHL Reference page.
von Raab-Straube, E. & Raus, T. (eds.) 2016. Euro+Med-Checklist Notulae, 6. Willdenowia 46: 423–442.

Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) Brachychiton discolor Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian National Botanic Gardens & Australian National Herbarium. Accessed: 2024 July 11.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Brachychiton discolor. Accessed: 2024 July 11.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Brachychiton discolor in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 July 11. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2023. Brachychiton discolor. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 November 3. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Brachychiton discolor. Published online. Accessed: 3 November 2023.

IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group & Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI), 2021. Brachychiton discolor. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021. IUCN Red List Category: Least Concern . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T192229298A192229300.en.
Tropicos.org 2023. Brachychiton discolor. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 3 November 2023.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Brachychiton discolor in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Afrikaans: Pienkvlamboom
العربية: استركوليا لوريدا
English: Lacebark tree

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