Species of plant in the family Proteaceae endemic to Tasmania, Australia
Orites acicularis
Orites acicularis in sub-alpine habitat on Mount Wellington, Tasmania.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Eudicots
Order:
Proteales
Family:
Proteaceae
Genus:
Orites
Species:
O. acicularis
Binomial name
Orites acicularis
(R.Br.) Roem. & Schult.
Synonyms
Oritina acicularis R.Br.
Orites acicularis, commonly known as yellow bush, is an angiosperm endemic to Tasmania, Australia and is a member of the genus Orites within the family Proteaceae. The species was first described in 1810 by Scottish botanist Robert Brown in Transactions of the Linnean Society of London.[1]
^"Vascular Plants APNI – Australian Plant Name Index". Biodiversity. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
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