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Colin Mills, compiler of the Hortus Camdenensis, died in late November 2012 after a short illness. As he always considered the Hortus his legacy, it is his family's intention to keep the site running in perpetuity. It will not, however, be updated in the near future.

Brachychiton rupestris (Mitch. ex Lindl.) K.Schum.

Frost tender, slow growing tree with simple, lance-shaped leaves, in which the base of the tree becomes greatly enlarged.  It has small, cream, bell-shaped flowers.  To 20m.  [RHSD, Wrigley, Blombery].

Horticultural & Botanical History

No data.

History at Camden Park

Listed in the 1850 and 1857 catalogues [T.380/1850].  A good specimen is still in the gardens at Camden Park, probably from the original planting.  It may have been grown from seed collected by Ludwig Liechhardt. Liechhardt’s seed collection from his first expedition was divided between the Sydney Botanic Garden and William Macarthur, who had superior propagating facilities at this time.  Macarthur’s Delabechea rupestris may be the specimen no.54, ‘Bottle tree, Browns (?) Lagoon Ck’, part of the produce of his expedition presented to the Sydney Botanic Gardens on November 10th 1847 [RBGS AB].

Notes

Published Mar 12, 2009 - 04:33 PM | Last updated Jul 31, 2010 - 04:32 PM

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The photograph shows the bottle-like trunk of a tree at Camden Park.

Brachychiton rupestris (Mitch. ex Lindl.) K.Schum. | Camden Park | George Taylor

Family Sterculiaceae
Category
Region of origin

Australia, Queensland
Synonyms
  • Brachychiton delabechei F.Muell.
  • Delabechea rupestris Lindl.
  • Sterculia rupestris Benth.
Common Name

Queensland bottle tree, Narrow-leaved bottle tree
Name in the Camden Park Record

Delabechea rupestris 
Confidence level high