Brown, R. (1830), Proteaceas Novas. Supplementum primum prodromi florae Novae Hollandiae: 32 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Loc. Ora orient., proper ortum fluv. Hastings, 1818. D. Fraser."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 68 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (10 March 1884), Systematic Census of Australian Plants Suppl. 1: 5 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (13 May 1889), Systematic Census of Australian Plants Suppl. 4: 6 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 166 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 452 [secondary reference]

Sulman, F. (1913), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales 1: 8-9 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M. (1971), A key to the common rainforest trees between Townsville and Cooktown, based on leaf and bark features: 86, Code 577 [secondary reference]

common name: Southern silky Oak [n/a] common name: Prickly Ash [n/a] common name: White Beefwood [n/a] common name: Mountain silky Oak [n/a]

Floyd, A.G. (1978), Forestry Commission of New South Wales Research Note: 30-32 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 181 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M. (1982), A revised card key to rainforest trees of North Queensland: 86, 129, 144, Code 577 [secondary reference]

common name: Southern silky Oak [n/a] common name: Prickly Ash [n/a] common name: White Beefwood [n/a] common name: Mountain silky Oak [n/a]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Proteaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 19 [secondary reference]

common name: Prickly Ash [n/a] common name: Silky Oak [n/a] common name: White Beefwood [n/a]

Floyd, A.G. (1989), Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia: 294-295 (fig.) [secondary reference]

common name: Southern Silky Oak [n/a] common name: White Beefwood [n/a] common name: Prickly Ash [n/a] common name: Mountain Silky Oak [n/a]

Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 65 (plate), 472 (map), 481 (plate) [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Orites excelsus var. fissifolius F.Muell. legitimate common name: mounntain silky oak [n/a] common name: white beefwood [n/a] common name: prickly ash [n/a] common name: southern silky oak [n/a] common name: silky oak [n/a]

• Etymology: "From Latin, excelsus, tall."

Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Orites. Flora of New South Wales 2: 26, pl. 1 [secondary reference]

common name: Prickley Ash [n/a]

Christophel, D.C. & Hyland, B.P.M. in Hyland, B.P.M. & Whiffin, T.P. (1993), Leaf Atlas of Australian Tropical Rain Forest Trees. Australian tropical rain forest trees: an interactive identification system: 16, 36, 198, pl. 136(c), Code 577 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M. & Whiffin, T.P. (1993), Australian tropical rain forest trees: an interactive identification system 1: 103, 128, 176, Code 577 [secondary reference]

common name: White Beefwood [n/a] common name: Southern Silky Oak [n/a] common name: Silky Oak [n/a] common name: Prickly Ash [n/a] common name: Mountain Silky Oak [n/a]

Hyland, B.P.M. & Whiffin, T.P. (1993), Australian tropical rain forest trees: an interactive identification system 2: 409, Code 577 [secondary reference]

Robson, Peter J. (1993), Checklist of Australian Trees: alphabetical listings of common and scientific names: - [secondary reference]

common name: Silky Oak [n/a] common name: Southern Silky Oak [n/a] common name: White Beefwood [n/a] common name: Prickly Ash [n/a] common name: Mountain Silky Oak [n/a]

Hyland, B.P.M., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. in Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994), Appendix I: Provisional Species List. Fruits of the Rainforest: 310 [secondary reference]

George, A.S. & Hyland, B.P.M. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1995), Orites. Flora of Australia 16: 347-348, Fig. 161, Map 397 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Orites excelsus var. fissifolius F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Orites fragrans F.M.Bailey legitimate common name: Mountain Silky Oak [n/a] common name: White Beefwood [n/a] common name: Prickly Ash [n/a]

Hyland, B.P.M., Whiffin, T.P., Christophel, D.C., Gray, B., Elick, R.W. & Ford, A.J. (1999), Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs. Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs: 81 [secondary reference]

Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Orites. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 26 [secondary reference]

common name: Prickly Ash [n/a]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 419 [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Orites excelsa R.Br. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Orites fragrans F.M.Bailey legitimate common name: White Beefwood [n/a] common name: Red Ash [n/a] common name: Mountain Silky Oak [n/a] common name: Prickly Ash [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Orites excelsa R.Br. orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Orites excelsa R.Br. var. excelsa orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Orites excelsus R.Br. var. excelsus legitimate taxonomic synonym: Orites excelsa var. fissifolia F.Muell. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Orites excelsus var. fissifolius F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Orites fragrans F.M.Bailey legitimate taxonomic synonym: Orites fragrans F.M.Bailey isonym

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW

Floyd, A.G. (2008), Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia Edn. 2: 312 (fig.)-313 [secondary reference]

common name: Mountain Silky Oak [n/a] common name: Southern Silky Oak [n/a] common name: White Beefwood [n/a] common name: Silky Oak [n/a] common name: Prickly Ash [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2016), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Orites excelsa R.Br. orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Orites excelsa R.Br. var. excelsa orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Orites excelsus R.Br. var. excelsus legitimate taxonomic synonym: Orites excelsa var. fissifolia F.Muell. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Orites excelsus var. fissifolius F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Orites fragrans F.M.Bailey isonym taxonomic synonym: Orites fragrans F.M.Bailey isonym taxonomic synonym: Orites fragrans F.M.Bailey legitimate taxonomic synonym: Orites fragrans F.M.Bailey isonym

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW

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