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• Type: Doryanthes excelsa Corr.Serr.

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• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW

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orthographic variant: Doratanthes Lem. orth. var. orthographic variant: Dorathanthes Lem. orth. var.

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW

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