Queensland Bottle Tree, Brachychiton rupestris

Queensland Bottle Tree

This Queensland Bottle Tree grows in Melbourne Botanical Gardens. Traditionally, it's roots, seeds, stem and bark are a food source for aboriginal people. From the fibrous inner bark, they even made fishing nets. Funny combination, as the stem is designed to keep water avalable in the desert...


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