Helicia ferruginea
Species of trees from eastern Australia
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Helicia ferruginea, commonly named hairy honeysuckle or rusty oak, is a species of rainforest trees, of eastern Australia, from the flowering plant family Proteaceae.[4][5][6]
| Helicia ferruginea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Helicia |
| Species: | H. ferruginea |
| Binomial name | |
| Helicia ferruginea | |
| Synonyms[4] | |
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Helicia bauerlenii C.T.White | |
They are endemic to the rainforests of southeastern Queensland and northeastern New South Wales.[4][5][6][7][8]
As of December 2013[update] this species has the official, current, Qld government conservation status of "vulnerable" species.[1]
They have been recorded growing up to about 10 m (33 ft) tall.[5][6]
