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Tulip Oaks
Photo: Courtesy of Damon Ramsey
Tulip Oaks,
Argydendron
spp.
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One of the more common
rainforest trees are the 'Tulip Oaks', which are of course not at all related
to the northern hemisphere Oaks.
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They have a distinctive ‘rocket
ship’ shape to the trunk, with flanged buttress roots and a straight, tall
trunk. The roots and trunk have a reddish shade.
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Every few ‘mast’ years there is
an explosion of their distinctive seeds; small round seeds with a single large
wing (pictured) that produces a whirled flight when released from the top of
the tree.
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Many do not whirl that far, and
the trees are often surrounded by a small carpet of seedlings.
Script: Courtesy of Damon Ramsey BSc.(Zool) Biologist Guide
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