Brachychiton carruthersii
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Brachychiton carruthersii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Malvaceae |
Genus: | Brachychiton |
Species: | B. carruthersii
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Binomial name | |
Brachychiton carruthersii |
Brachychiton carruthersii is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae.[a] It is found only in Papua New Guinea. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Notes
[edit]- ^ 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[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Jimbo, T. (2021). "Brachychiton carruthersii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T38169A185829175. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T38169A185829175.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Stevens, Peter F. (29 January 2015). "Angiosperm Phylogeny Website". Retrieved 6 February 2015.