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''Heritiera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae, subfamily Sterculioideae. They are most dominant tropical forest trees in several areas in eastern Africa and India to the Pacific. Some are mangroves. Several are valuable for their timber and are over-exploited.Mukherjee, A. K., et al. (2003)Molecular characterization of three ''Heritiera'' species using AFLP markers.''Biologia Plantarum'', 47(3), 445-448. Species The Catalogue of Life lists: * ''Heritiera actinophylla'' * ''Heritiera albiflora'' * ''Heritiera angustata'' * ''Heritiera arafurensis'' * ''Heritiera aurea'' * ''Heritiera borneensis'' * ''Heritiera burmensis'' * ''Heritiera catappa'' * ''Heritiera cordata'' * ''Heritiera densiflora'' * ''Heritiera dubia'' * ''Heritiera elata'' * ''Heritiera fomes'' * ''Heritiera gigantea'' * ''Heritiera globosa'' * ''Heritiera impressinervia'' * ''Heritiera javanica'' * ''Heritiera kanikensis'' * ''Heritiera kuenstleri'' * ''Heritiera littoralis'' * ''Heritiera ...
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Heritiera Actinophylla
''Argyrodendron actinophyllum'', commonly known as black booyong, black jack, stave wood, Mackay tulip oak, crowsfoot elm, booyong, tulip oak or blush tulip oak, is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is a large tree with prominent buttress roots, Leaf#Divisions of the blade, palmately compound leaves with 5 to 9 lance-shaped leaflets, flower arranged in panicles, and winged samaras. Description ''Argyrodendron actinophyllum'' is a tree that typically grows to a height of with prominent buttress roots and dark grey or very dark grey bark. The leaves are palmately compound with 5 to 9 lance-shaped leaflets, sometimes the narrower end towards the base, long and wide on a Petiole (botany), petiole long. The flowers are arranged in many-flowered panicles that are longer than the leaves. The fruit is an oval samara in diameter, with a wing long and wide. Taxonomy This species was first formally described in 1875 by Fer ...
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