Athertonia

Athertonia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Athertonia L.A.S.Johnson & B.G.Briggs
Binomial name
Athertonia diversifolia (C.T.White) L.A.S.Johnson & B.G.Briggs

Athertonia is a genus of a sole described species of tall trees, constituting part of the plant family Proteaceae. The species Athertonia diversifolia grows naturally only (endemic) in restricted tablelands and mountains regions of the wet tropics rain forests of north-eastern Queensland, Australia. For example, it grows in the Atherton Tableland region with which it shares its name, from the colonial pastoralist John Atherton (1837–1913).

It is known as the Atherton Oak due to the shape of its immature leaves which resemble those of the English oak Quercus robur, which it is unrelated to.

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• Photograph of leaves, showing distinct shape