Franciscodendron

Franciscodendron laurifolium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Franciscodendron
Species: F. laurifolium
Binomial name
Franciscodendron laurifolium[1]
(F.Muell.) B.Hyland & Steenis

Franciscodendron is a monotypic genus in the Sterculioideae subfamily (previously Sterculiaceae) within the family Malvaceae. The single species, Franciscodendron laurifolium, commonly known as tulip sterculia, tulip kurrajong or cabbage crowsfoot, is a tree native to Australia.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Franciscodendron laurifolium R.Br.". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
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