Argyrodendron peralatum
Encyclopedia
Argyrodendron peralatum is a species in the genus
Argyrodendron
. It is more commonly known as in the Red Tulip Oak. It grows mainly in north Queensland
, Australia
between Tully
and Cooktown. The most distinctive feature of Argyrodendron peralatum is that the trunks form large characteristic buttress
es.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
Argyrodendron
Argyrodendron
Argyrodendron is a genus of mainly trees in the mallow family Malvaceae. They occur in Malesia, New Guinea, New Caledonia and Australia. In Australia, they are a well-known rainforest species known by their Indigenous Australian name, booyong or the tulip oak.Argyrodendron has often been treated as...
. It is more commonly known as in the Red Tulip Oak. It grows mainly in north Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
between Tully
Tully, Queensland
Tully is a small town in Queensland, Australia, adjacent to the Bruce Highway approximately south of Cairns by road and north of Townsville. At the 2006 census, Tully had a population of 2,457....
and Cooktown. The most distinctive feature of Argyrodendron peralatum is that the trunks form large characteristic buttress
Buttress
A buttress is an architectural structure built against or projecting from a wall which serves to support or reinforce the wall...
es.