''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
A buttress is an architectural structure built against or projecting from a wall which serves to support or reinforce the wall. Buttresses are fairly common on more ancient buildings, as a means of providing support to act against the lateral (si ...
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Image:Argyrodendron actinophyllum.jpg, Black Booyong
Image:Black Booyong - bark & elk horn fern.jpg, Black Booyong bark and epiphytic Elk Horn Fern
Image:Black Booyong - Mount Boss.jpeg, Black Booyong, Mount Boss
References
Sterculioideae
Flora of New South Wales
Flora of Queensland
Malvales of Australia
Trees of Australia
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