Carnarvonia (plant)
''Carnarvonia araliifolia'', commonly known as the red oak, red silky oak, Caledonian oak or elephant's foot, is the sole species in the genus ''Carnarvonia'', a member of the Proteaceae family. It is endemic to the rainforests of northeastern Queensland, Australia. Description The red oak is a large tree growing to or more in height, and it may have small rounded buttress roots. These may give the lower trunk the appearance of an elephant's foot, and are the source of one of the common names for the species. The trunk bears numerous, closely spaced small lenticels. The large compound leaves are divided pedately and are highly variable, having anything from 3 to 20 leaflets. They range in size from long, including the petiole. The leaves are arranged alternately on the branches. The inflorescence is a panicle, produced either terminally, in the leaf axils, or directly from the branches or trunk (the last two cases are known as ramiflory and cauliflory, respectively). The ...
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