Helicia ferruginea F.Muell. is a plant in the Proteaceae family, order Proteales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Helicia ferruginea F.Muell. (Helicia ferruginea F.Muell.)
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Helicia ferruginea F.Muell.

Helicia ferruginea F.Muell.

Helicia ferruginea is a vulnerable endemic rainforest tree of eastern Australia, growing up to around 10 m tall.

Family
Genus
Helicia
Order
Proteales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Helicia ferruginea F.Muell.

Helicia ferruginea, commonly known as hairy honeysuckle or rusty oak, is a species of rainforest tree in the flowering plant family Proteaceae, native to eastern Australia. This species is endemic to rainforests located in southeastern Queensland and northeastern New South Wales. As of December 2013, the Queensland government officially lists the current conservation status of Helicia ferruginea as "vulnerable". Documented specimens of the species have been recorded growing to approximately 10 meters (33 feet) in height.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Proteales Proteaceae Helicia

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