Orites

For the bird genus established by Keyserling and Blasius in 1840, see Montifringilla. For the bird genus invalidly established in 1758 by Moehring and in 1841 by G.R. Grey, see Aegithalos.

Orites
Orites lancifolius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Orites R.Br.

The genus Orites consists of 9 species, 7 endemic to Australia (4 of which occur in Tasmania) and 2 in South America; 1 each in the Chilean Andes and 1 in Bolivia.

Species include:^[1]

• Orites acicularis (R.Br.) Roem. & Schult. - Yellow Bush, native to Tasmania
• Orites diversifolius R.Br. - native to Tasmania
• Orites excelsus R.Br. - Mountain Silky Oak, Prickly Ash, White Beefwood, Southern Silky Oak, Siky Oak, native to New South Wales and Queensland
• Orites fiebrigii, native to Bolivia
• Orites lancifolius F.Muell. - Alpine Orites, native to New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and Victoria
• Orites milliganii Meisn. - native to Tasmania
• Orites myrtoidea - native to Chile
• Orites revolutus R.Br. - native to Tasmania
• Orites sp. Devils Thumb - native to Queensland

References

1. ^ "Orites". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=Orites. Retrieved 2009-06-30.