Brachychiton populneus | RIS-ky

Brachychiton populneus

(Schott & Endl.) R.Br.

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Common name (English)

Kurrajong; Bottle-tree

Ηabitat

G5 Anthropogenic woodlands

X24 Domestic gardens (urban)

X25 Domestic gardens (rural)

X21 Archaeological

X23 Non-domestic gardens (large)

X22 Non-domestic gardens (small)

X10 Mixed landscapes

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Habitat detail

Based on Georgiades (1995).

Establishment status

Not Established

Establishment status detail

Alien: Casual. Widely planted (e.g. in Nicosia) but no true naturalization so far, only young plants to be found here and there.

First detection year

1878

Valuable shade tree - seeds are reputedly injurious to stock but foliage innocuous and a useful fodder tree.

Pathway

2 ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT - Hortiulture – Hort

Pathway detail

According to the Forestry Department it was introduced around the end of the period of Anglocracy (1878-1959).

References

Meikle RD (1977) Flora of Cyprus, Vol. 1.

Georgiades C (1995) Η επιγενής χλωρίδα της Κύπρου. Ταξινομική, χλωριδικά, φυτογεωγραφική, οικοφυσιολογική μελέτη. [The adventive flora of Cyprus, taxonomic, floristic, phytogeographic, ecophysiological study]. Ph.D. Thesis, Athens University.

Tsintides T, Hadjikyriakou GN, Christodoulou CS (2002) Trees and shrubs in Cyprus. Foundation Anastasios G. Leventis—Cyprus Forest Association, Nicosia, Cyprus.

Hand R, Hadjikyriakou GN, Christodoulou CS (ed.) 2011– (continuously updated): Flora of Cyprus – a dynamic checklist. Published at http://www.flora-of-cyprus.eu/; (accessed 28/11/2022) https://www.flora-of-cyprus.eu/cdm_dataportal/taxon/0f75af7a-853d-4f30-91b6-f85b9fbcdedc