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Red Tulip Oak

Argyrodendron peralatum

Red Tulip Oak
Photo: Tatiana Gerus, CC BY 2.0
Family
Malvaceae (Mallow family)
Grows as
Tree
Native range
NE. Queensland
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

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 are endemic to northeastern Queensland, Australia between Tully and Cooktown. The most distinctive feature of Argyrodendron peralatum is that the trunks form large characteristic buttress roots.

Other Argyrodendron plants

Black Booyong · White Booyong · Argyrodendron

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Argyrodendron peralatum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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