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Argyrodendron
Argyrodendron actinophyllum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Eudicots
Clade:
Rosids
Order:
Malvales
Family:
Malvaceae
Subfamily:
Sterculioideae
Genus:
Argyrodendron F. Muell.
Species
Argyrodendron actinophyllum
Argyrodendron peralatum
Argyrodendron polyandrum
Argyrodendron trifoliolatum
Argyrodendron is a genus of mainly trees in the family Malvaceae. They occur in Malesia, New Guinea 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 a synonym of Heritiera, but a recent molecular study shows it to be distinct therefrom.[1]
In their native habitat, they can grow tall, 40–60 metres, but rarely reach this in cultivation. The bases of large trees are usually prominently buttressed. Leaves with white or silver on underside. Argyrodendron actinophyllum and Argyrodendron trifoliolatum occur in scrubs and rainforests along the east coast of Australia, but Argyrodendron peralatum has a restricted distribution in north Queensland between Tully and Cooktown. The grain is usually straight and open, sometimes interlocked or wavy and irregular producing some beautifully figured wood. Attractive figure on tangential face and large ray fleck on radial face are prominent features of Argyrodendron wood.
A. actinophyllum (Black Booyong) and A. trifoliolatum (White Booyong) - Toonumbar National Park, New South Wales, Australia
^Wilkie et al. Phylogenetic Relationships within the Subfamily Sterculioideae (Malvaceae/Sterculiaceae-Sterculieae) Using the Chloroplast Gene ndhF. Syst. Bot. 31(1): 160-170 (2006).
Argyrodendron is a genus of mainly trees in the family Malvaceae. They occur in Malesia, New Guinea and Australia. In Australia, they are a well-known...
Argyrodendron actinophyllum is a large rainforest tree, native to eastern Australia. Common names include black booyong, blackjack, blush tulip oak, crowsfoot...
Argyrodendron peralatum is a species of tree in the family Malvaceae. The trees are more commonly known as in the red tulip oak or red crowsfoot. They...
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contains around 25 species. Its closest relatives are Australian genera: Argyrodendron, Brachychiton and Franciscodendron. As of October 2015[update], The...
booyong - Argyrodendron actinophyllum and Argyrodendron trifoliolatum - Toonumbar National Park Syzygium francisii (left) and Argyrodendron trifoliolatum...
which these species dominate: Most commonly Acacia cambagei Acacia argyrodendron, commonly known as "Black Gidgee" Acacia anastema, commonly known as...
800 mm (47–71 in). It often grows with trees such as white booyong (Argyrodendron trifoliolatum), Flindersia species, giant stinging tree (Dendrocnide...
and a range of understorey species. A. tephrina, A. georginae and A. argyrodendron also occupy similar habitats and have similar habits and growth forms...
types. Subtropical rainforest dominated by black and white booyong Argyrodendron spp. is prominent on basaltic soils while warm temperate rainforest...
Harpullia pendula, and members of the genus Flindersia, and in the northern Argyrodendron species, Atalaya multiflora, Choricarpia subargentea, Excoecaria dallachyana...
is found with such species as candlenut (Aleurites rockinghamensis), Argyrodendron spp., fishtail lawyer cane (Calamus caryotoides), rose maple (Cryptocarya...
diurnal and arboreal adults. They have been collected from trees such as Argyrodendron actinophyllum and Eucalyptus spp. Larvae have been collected from forest...
ferrosols, red and brown Dermosols A. cunninghamii, sometimes, >18m Argyrodendron polyandrum, Falcataria toona, Dendrocnide photiniphylla, Cryptocarya...
dominant tree with brigalow (Acacia harpophylla), black gidyea (A. argyrodendron), bimble box (Eucalyptus populnea), Dawson River blackbutt (E. cambageana)...
bunya pine Araucaria cunninghamii, Moreton Bay pine, hoop pine ArgyrodendronArgyrodendron trifoliolatum, white booyong Aristolochia Aristolochia praevenosa...
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A. actinophyllum (Black Booyong) and A. trifoliolatum (White Booyong) - Toonumbar National Park, New South Wales, Australia