| Orites | |
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| Orites lancifolius | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Subfamily: | Grevilleoideae |
| Tribe: | Roupaleae |
| Subtribe: | Roupalinae |
| Genus: | Orites R.Br.1 |
| Synonyms1 | |
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Oritina R.Br. | |
Orites is a genus of nine plant species in the family Proteaceae. Seven species are endemic to Australia (three on the mainland and four in Tasmania), and the other two are from South America (one endemic to the Chilean Andes and the other to Bolivia).
Species
This listing was sourced from the Australian Plant Name Index and other scholarly sources:123
- 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
References
- "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.