Argyrodendron peralatum

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Argyrodendron
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Argyrodendron
Species: A. peralatum
Binomial name
Argyrodendron peralatum

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 buttresses.