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Brachychiton rupestris

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The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/January 14, 2016 by Brianboulton (talk) 16:48, 27 December 2015 (UTC)

 Brachychiton rupestris, commonly known as the narrow-leaved bottle tree or Queensland bottle tree, is a tree in the family Malvaceae native to Queensland, Australia. Discovered and described by Sir Thomas Mitchell and John Lindley in 1848, it gains its name from its bulbous trunk, which can be up to 3.5 m diameter at breast height (DBH). Reaching 10 – high, the Queensland bottle tree is deciduous, losing its leaves briefly between September and December. The cream flowers appear from September to November, and are followed by the woody boat-shaped follicles, which are ripe from November to May. As a drought-deciduous succulent tree, Brachychiton rupestris adapts readily to cultivation and is tolerant of a range of various soils and temperatures. It is a key component and emergent tree in the endangered central semi-evergreen vine thickets—also known as bottletree scrub—of Queensland Brigalow Belt. Remnant trees are often left by farmers on cleared land for their value as shade and fodder trees.
 * Most recent similar article(s): Perovskia atriplicifolia, November 7, 2015
 * Main editors: Casliber,
 * Promoted: February 11, 2015
 * Reasons for nomination: No plants on main page for a while....Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 02:28, 18 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Support as nominator. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 02:26, 18 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Support - Indeed interesting.--BabbaQ (talk) 01:03, 26 December 2015 (UTC)