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''Orites'' is a
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of 9 known species, 7 endemic to
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(4 of which occur in
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) and 2 in South America; 1 in the Chilean
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and 1 in
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.


Species

This listing was sourced from the ''
Australian Plant Name Index The Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) is an online database of all published names of Australian vascular plants. It covers all names, whether current names, synonyms or invalid names. It includes bibliographic and typification details, informati ...
'' and other scholarly sources: * '' Orites acicularis'' , Yellow bush – Tasmania, Australia * '' Orites diversifolia'' , Variable orites – Tasmania, Australia * ''
Orites excelsus ''Orites excelsus'', commonly known as prickly ash, mountain silky oak or white beefwood, is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is a medium-sized to tall rainforest tree with oblong to l ...
'' , Mountain silky oak, prickly ash, white beefwood, southern silky oak, siky oak –
NSW ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , es ...
and
Qld ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , establishe ...
, Australia * '' Orites fiebrigii'' – Bolivia * '' Orites lancifolius'' , Alpine orites – NSW, ACT and
Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...
, Australia * '' Orites megacarpus'' - endemic to mountains of NE. Qld, Australia * '' Orites milliganii'' , Toothed orites – Tasmania, Australia * '' Orites myrtoidea'' – Chile * '' Orites revolutus'' – Tasmania, Australia ;Formerly included here, and awaiting the ''Australian Plant Census'' update of the new name to the accepted species names: * ''Orites'' sp. Devils Thumb (P.I.Forster + PIF10720) / (Pinnacle Rock Track WWC 867)  ⇒  '' Hollandaea
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'' – endemic to a restricted area in the Wet Tropics rainforests of NE. Qld, Australia


References

Proteaceae genera Proteales of Australia {{proteaceae-stub