# Buckinghamia celsissima

February 3, 2018

_**Buckinghamia celsissima**_, commonly known as the **ivory curl**, is a species of trees, constituting part of the plant family [Proteaceae](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proteaceae "Proteaceae"). They grow naturally [only (endemic)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endemism "Endemism") in the [wet tropics rainforests](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queensland_tropical_rain_forests "Queensland tropical rain forests") areas of north eastern [Queensland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queensland "Queensland").