[[4][7][8]]Its everyday name in the local northeast Queensland Dyirbal language was miyabur, though a more general word gurruŋun "oak tree" (also applied to Darlingia ferruginea and Cardwellia sublimis) was used in the taboo [Dyalŋuy] vocabulary.[1]
They grow naturally through New Guinea and in Australia in central and north eastern Queensland, Cape York Peninsula and the Northern Territory, from about {{Convert|0|to|1100|m|ft|abbr=on}} altitude.[[4][7][8][14]]
They are threatened by habitat loss.[1]
They have been recorded growing up to about {{Convert|20|m|ft|abbr=on}} tall.[4][8][14]
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