''Pittosporum oreillyanum'' is a species of
plant
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in the
Pittosporaceae family. Found in the border regions between the states of
New South Wales
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and
Queensland
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, nickname = Sunshine State
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in Australia.
A shrub to small tree, up to 5 metres tall.
This spiny plant may be seen growing in high altitude regions on the
Mount Warning caldera
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. Often covered in hanging mosses and
liverworts.
First collected by botanical science by
Cyril Tenison White
Cyril Tenison ("C.T.") White (17 August 1890 – 15 August 1950) was an Australian botanist.
Early life
White was born in Brisbane to Henry White, a trade broker, and Louisa ''nee'' Bailey. He attended school at South Brisbane State School, an ...
in 1929. The
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location is "Mount Hobwee,
Lamington National Park, near the New South Wales–Queensland border, altitude 4000 feet." This plant first appeared in scientific literature in 1936 in the "Contributions to the Queensland Flora, No. 5. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland".
References
Flora of New South Wales
Flora of Queensland
oreillyanum
Plants described in 1936
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