Argyrodendron actinophyllum
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Argyrodendron actinophyllum | |
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In Tooloom National Park, NSW | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Malvaceae |
Genus: | Argyrodendron |
Species: | A. actinophyllum
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Binomial name | |
Argyrodendron actinophyllum |
Argyrodendron actinophyllum is a large rainforest tree, native to eastern Australia. Common names include black booyong, blackjack, blush tulip oak, crowsfoot elm and Mackay tulip oak.[1] The heartwood is coloured pink-brown. One of the most distinctive features of Argyrodendron actinophyllum is the large deep green leaves that radiate out from central stems – hence the specific epithet actino 'ray', phyllum 'leaf'. Also the trunks form large characteristic buttresses.
Gallery
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Black booyong
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Black booyong bark and epiphytic elk horn fern
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Black booyong, Mount Boss
References
- ^ a b "Argyrodendron actinophyllum". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 21 July 2013.