Buckinghamia
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Buckinghamia is a small genus of flowering plants, belonging to the family Proteaceae. It is endemic to rainforest areas in northern Queensland in Australia. The genus was named in 1868 by Ferdinand von Mueller in honour of Richard Grenville, the Duke of Buckingham.
There are two species as follows:
- Buckinghamia celsissima F.Muell. (Ivory Curl, Ivory Curl Flower, Spotted Silky Oak, Buckinghamia Silky Oak)
- Buckinghamia ferruginiflora Foreman & B.Hyland
