Orites excelsa

Orites excelsa

taxobox
name = Orites excelsa
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
ordo = Proteales
familia = Proteaceae
genus = "Orites"
species = "O. excelsa"
binomial = "Orites excelsa"
binomial_authority = R.Br.|

"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.


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