Orites

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

^ "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.