Orites
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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.
Selected species
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
- ^ "Orites". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
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