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Pale Cotton Stainer

Dysdercus sidae

Classification

Class
Insecta

Brachychiton rupestris (commonly known as the narrow-leaved bottle tree or Queensland bottle tree) is a tree in the family Malvaceae, endemic to the Australian state of Queensland. Described by Sir Thomas Mitchell and John Lindley in 1848, it earned its name from its bulbous trunk, which can be up to 3. 5 metres (11 ft) in diameter at breast height (DBH).

Distribution

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