| Argyrodendron trifoliolatum | |
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| Davis Scrub Nature Reserve | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Argyrodendron |
| Species: | A. trifoliolatum
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| Binomial name | |
| Argyrodendron trifoliolatum F.Muell.
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| Synonyms | |
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Heritiera trifoliolata | |
Argyrodendron trifoliolatum is an Australian rainforest tree. It is native to eastern Queensland and northeastern New South Wales,[1] Australia, where it is known as white booyong. The locality of Booyong, New South Wales, is named after the tree. It can grow up to 45 metres tall.[2] Its flowers, produced in great numbers from July to September, are creamy-colored and bell-shaped. The most distinctive feature of Argyrodendron trifoliolatum is that the trunks form large characteristic buttresses.
The natural habitats of the species are subtropical and dry rainforests and scrubby watercourses. It is a shade tolerant climax species and one of the main tree species in warm subtropical rainforests.[2]
- ^ "Heritiera trifoliolata at NSW FloraOnline". Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. Archived from the original on 10 September 2008. Retrieved 24 October 2008.
- ^ a b Floyd, A. 1990: Australian Rainforests in New South Wales, Volume 1. Surrey Beatty & Sons Pty Ltd, Chipping Norton, NSW.