Brachychiton delabechei F.Muell. [Illegitimate]
Clompanus rupestris (T.Mitch. ex Lindl.) Kuntze
Sterculia rupestris (T.Mitch. ex Lindl.) Benth.
Brachychiton rupestris (T.Mitch. ex Lindl.) K.Schum.
Queensland bottle tree
The Queensland bottle tree, native to eastern Australia, is named for its remarkable water-storing trunk. Brachychiton (roughly “short covering”) refers to a coating on the seeds, and rupestris means that it is found growing among rocks. This tree is not found in the wild in North America.
Plants: This tree can reach 70′ (21 m), but is usually under 40′ (12 m). The bottle shape, which develops only after 5-8 years, can reach a diameter of more than 6′ (1.8 m).
Leaves: Alternate, simple or divided, with one or several lanceolate leaflets up to 4 ⨉ ¾″ (11 ⨉ 2 cm).
Flowers: Cream-colored yellow, in panicles on 10-30 flowers.
Fruits: Woody, shaped like canoes.
Habitats: Hilltops, slopes, or ridges in low hilly country, in clay, shale, or basalt soils.
By Bigee 
Online References:
Delabechea rupestris T.Mitch. ex Lindl.
Brachychiton delabechei F.Muell. [Illegitimate]
Clompanus rupestris (T.Mitch. ex Lindl.) Kuntze
Sterculia rupestris (T.Mitch. ex Lindl.) Benth.
Brachychiton delabechei F.Muell. [Illegitimate]
Clompanus rupestris (T.Mitch. ex Lindl.) Kuntze
Sterculia rupestris (T.Mitch. ex Lindl.) Benth.
2/26/2010 · San Diego Zoo, San Diego, California 
5/25/2009 · Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Superior, Arizona 
2/26/2010 · San Diego Zoo, San Diego, California 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Rosidae | Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more |
| Order | Malvales | Includes cacao, balsa, lime, linden, basswood, daphnes, hibiscus, hollyhocks, okra, baobab, cotton, kapok, and many others |
| Family | Malvaceae | Includes okra, jute, cacao, hibiscus, many others |
| Genus | Brachychiton | Bottletrees—31 species of trees and large shrubs, mostly Australian |
| Species | rupestris | Found growing among rocks |
Brachychiton rupestris description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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