Brachychiton discolor (Queensland lacebark)

Queensland lacebark is an Australian native, from the rainforest from central New South Wales to southern Queensland. The genus, Brachychiton, means “short tunic”; discolor means “two colors.”

Leaves: Leaves are hairy, with 3-7 pointed, divided lobes, and are 4–8″ (10–20 cm) in size.

Flowers: Fuzzy brownish-orange buds open, becoming pink or red, trumpet-shaped, with five tepals. They are about 2″ (5 cm) around.

Fruits: Seed capsules have fine hairs, and are shaped like canoes, tan-brown, 4–8 ⨉ 1¼–1¾″ (10–20 ⨉ 3.5–4.5 cm), containing many large seeds.

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin)
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Rosidae	Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more
Order	Malvales	Includes cacao, balsa, lime, linden, basswood, daphnes, hibiscus, hollyhocks, okra, baobab, cotton, kapok, and many others
Family	Malvaceae	Includes okra, jute, cacao, hibiscus, many others
Genus	Brachychiton	Bottletrees—31 species of trees and large shrubs, mostly Australian
Species	discolor	From the Greek prefix dis- which like the Latin bis- means two or twice, and thus of two or different colors. (“Dis” can also mean “without,” so discolor could mean colorless, i.e. white.)

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