Orites excelsus
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| Pricky Ash in the understorey of a tall Antarctic Beech rainforest at Willi Willi National Park, Australia | |
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| Species: | O. excelsa
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Orites excelsus 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.
The botanist Robert Brown described Orites excelsus in 1830 and it still bears its original name. Common names include mountain silky oak, southern silky oak, prickly ash, and white beefwood.[1]
References
- ^ "Orites excelsus". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
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