''Peripentadenia'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of two species of large trees from the family

Elaeocarpaceae Elaeocarpaceae is a family of flowering plants. The family contains approximately 615 species of trees and shrubs in 12 genera."Elaeocarpaceae" In: Klaus Kubitzki (ed.). ''The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants'' vol. VI. Springer-Verlag: Ber ...

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...

to the rainforests of northeastern

Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...

, Australia. Sometimes they have the common name quandong. Botanists have formally described two species, both endemic to restricted areas of the Wet Tropics rainforests of northeastern Queensland. Both species have official recognition of at risk of extinction in the wild.

Species

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Peripentadenia mearsii ''Peripentadenia mearsii'', commonly known as the buff quandong or grey quandong, is a plant in the family Elaeocarpaceae endemic to a small part of northeastern Queensland, Australia. It is usually seen as a multistemmed tree, and the habitat ...

'' Buff or Grey Quandong – endemic to a restricted area of the Wet Tropics rainforests ::Synonym and base name: ''Actephila mearsii'' ::Queensland government official "near threatened" species conservation status. * '' Peripentadenia phelpsii'' – endemic to a very restricted part of the rainforests of the Mossman area of the Wet Tropics ::Queensland government official "vulnerable" species conservation status.

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* Elaeocarpaceae genera Flora of Queensland {{Australia-rosid-stub