Brachychiton compactus
Species of tree
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Brachychiton compactus is a tree of the genus Brachychiton[a] found in northeastern Australia.[2] It has a very restricted distribution on the central coast of Queensland near Proserpine, and also occurs in a fragmented araucarian vine thicket on Hayman Island.[3][4]
| Brachychiton compactus | |
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| Specimen BRI AQ0632954 (image CC-BY 4.0 from Queensland Herbarium) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Brachychiton |
| Species: | B. compactus |
| Binomial name | |
| Brachychiton compactus | |
Conservation status
Brachychiton compactus is listed as of conservation concern, under the category Near Threatened, by the Queensland Government under the Queensland Nature Conservation Act.[4]
Notes
- The genus Brachychiton was traditionally placed in the family Sterculiaceae, but that family, along with Bombacaceae and Tiliaceae, has been found to be polyphyletic and is now sunk into a more broadly-defined Malvaceae[1]
