Argyrodendron actinophyllum | |
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Black Booyong - Tooloom National Park, NSW | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Malvaceae |
Genus: | Argyrodendron |
Species: | A. actinophyllum |
Binomial name | |
Argyrodendron actinophyllum (F.M.Bailey) Edlin |
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. 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 name actino=ray, phyllum=leaf. Also the trunks form large characteristic buttresses.
Black Booyong
Black Booyong bark and epiphytic Elk Horn Fern
Black Booyong, Mount Boss