Argyrodendron peralatum
Argyrodendron peralatum is a species of large trees, of the plant family Malvaceae. The trees are more commonly known as in the red tulip oak or red crowsfoot. They are endemic to northeastern Queensland, Australia between Tully and Cooktown.[1] The most distinctive feature of Argyrodendron peralatum is that the trunks form large characteristic buttresses.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Argyrodendron |
| Species: | A. peralatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Argyrodendron peralatum (F.M.Bailey) Edlin ex J.H.Boas | |
References
- Hyland, B. P. M.; Whiffin, T.; Zich, F. A.; et al. (Dec 2010). "Factsheet – Argyrodendron peralatum". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants (6.1, online version RFK 6.1 ed.). Cairns, Australia: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), through its Division of Plant Industry; the Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research; the Australian Tropical Herbarium, James Cook University. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
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