Helicia nortoniana, also named Norton's silky oak, is a species of rainforest trees, of northeastern Queensland, Australia, from the flowering plant family Proteaceae.[4][5][6][7][8]
Helicia nortoniana | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Proteales |
Family: | Proteaceae |
Genus: | Helicia |
Species: | H. nortoniana
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Binomial name | |
Helicia nortoniana | |
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It is endemic to the rainforests of the Wet Tropics region, from sea level to around 1,000 m (3,300 ft) altitude.[4][5][6][7][8]
It has been recorded growing up to about 20 m (66 ft) tall.[7][8]