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Argyrodendron peralatum

Argyrodendron peralatum
'Red Tulip Oak' - two sides of the foliage.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Argyrodendron
Species: A. peralatum
Binomial name
Argyrodendron peralatum
(F.M.Bailey) Edlin ex J.H.Boas

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 grow naturally only (endemic) in north eastern Queensland, Australia between Tully and Cooktown. The most distinctive feature of Argyrodendron peralatum is that the trunks form large characteristic buttresses.



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