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Orites excelsus

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Orites excelsa
Pricky Ash in the understorey of a tall Antarctic Beech rainforest at Willi Willi National Park, Australia
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O. excelsa
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Orites excelsa

Orites excelsa is a rainforest tree of northern New South Wales and southeast Queensland. Known colloquially as the Prickly Ash, Mountain Silky Oak or White Beefwood, it is a member of the genus Orites within the family Proteaceae.

  • "Orites excelsa". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.