Orites
| Orites | |
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| Orites lancifolius | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Subfamily: | Grevilleoideae |
| Tribe: | Roupaleae |
| Subtribe: | Roupalinae |
| Genus: | Orites R.Br.[1] |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Oritina R.Br. | |
Orites is a genus of nine plant species in the family Proteaceae − seven are endemic to Australia (three on the mainland and four in Tasmania), one is endemic to the Chilean Andes and one to Bolivia.
Species
[edit]This listing was sourced from the Australian Plant Name Index and other scholarly sources:[1][2][3]
- Orites acicularis (R.Br.) Roem. & Schult., Yellow bush – Tasmania, Australia
- Orites diversifolia R.Br., Variable orites – Tasmania, Australia
- Orites excelsus R.Br., Mountain silky oak, prickly ash, white beefwood, southern silky oak, siky oak – NSW and Qld, Australia
- Orites fiebrigii – Bolivia
- Orites lancifolius F.Muell., Alpine orites – NSW, ACT and Victoria, Australia
- Orites milliganii Meisn., Toothed orites – Tasmania, Australia
- Orites myrtoidea – Chile
- Orites revolutus R.Br. – Tasmania, Australia
Formerly included here:
- Orites sp. Devils Thumb − now Hollandaea diabolica
- Orites megacarpus - now Nothorites megacarpus
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Orites". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ George, A.S.; Hyland, B.P.M. (2020). "Orites". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ Cooper, Wendy; Cooper, William T. (June 2004). Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest. Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia: Nokomis Editions. p. 419. ISBN 9780958174213.
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