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Argyrodendron trifoliolatum

White booyong
White Booyong - Alstonville.jpg
White booyong - Davis Scrub Nature Reserve, Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Argyrodendron
Species: A. trifoliolatum
Binomial name
Argyrodendron trifoliolatum
Synonyms

Heritiera trifoliolata


Heritiera trifoliolata

Argyrodendron trifoliolatum is an Australian rainforest tree. It is native to eastern Queensland and northeastern NSW,Australia, where it is known as white booyong. It can grow up to 45 metres tall. Its flowers, produced from July to September, are in great numbers and are creamy-colored bell-shaped. The most distinctive feature of Argyrodendron trifoliolatum is that the trunks form large characteristic buttresses.

The natural habitats of the species are subtropical and dry rainforests and scrubby watercourses. It is a shade tolerant climax species and one of the main tree species in warm subtropical rainforests.

White booyong - Davis Scrub Nature Reserve

Twin white booyong - Booyong Reserve

White booyong - seeds

White booyong - flowers

White booyong - foliage



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