''Argyrodendron trifoliolatum'' is an Australian

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. It is native to eastern

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and northeastern

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, where it is known as white booyong.

Booyong, New South Wales "Booyong" is a locality in northern New South Wales, partially in Byron Shire and partially in the City of Lismore. It is named after the Booyong, or ironwood tree. For census purposes the locality is included in the village of Clunes. It is ...

is named after the tree. It can grow up to 45 metres tall.Floyd, A. 1990: ''Australian Rainforests in New South Wales, Volume 1''. Surrey Beatty & Sons Pty Ltd, Chipping Norton, NSW. Its

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, 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

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es. The natural habitats of the species are

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and dry

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and scrubby

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s. It is a

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and one of the main tree species in warm subtropical rainforests. Image:White Booyong - Alstonville2.jpg, White booyong -

Davis Scrub Nature Reserve The Davis Scrub Nature Reserve is a protected nature reserve that is located in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. The reserve is a sub tropical rainforest remnant of the Big Scrub and is situated at above sea level on an ...

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Booyong Flora Reserve The Booyong Flora Reserve is a protected nature reserve located in Booyong in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. The subtropical jungle is situated northeast of Lismore and is a remnant of the Big Scrub, of which less t ...

Image:White Booyong - seeds.jpg, White booyong - seeds at

Muston Park Muston Park is an urban park of 2.0186 hectares, situated in the suburb of Chatswood, seven kilometres north of Sydney, Australia. History The local indigenous Australian people, the Cammeraygal occupied this area for at least 5,800 years. ...

Image:Argyrodendron trifoliolatum flowers.jpg, White booyong - flowers Image:Argyrodendron trifoliatum foliage.jpg, White booyong - foliage

References

Sterculioideae Flora of Queensland Flora of New South Wales Trees of Australia Malvales of Australia Taxa named by Ferdinand von Mueller {{Australia-rosid-stub