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Of the seven species of the genus, four are endemic in Tasmania, one (lancifolia) 
occurs in the Alps of Victoria and New South Wales, and on Bimberi Peak, Upper 
Cotter River, at a height of 6,200 feet, while 0. excelsa is the only species which occurs 
in warmer climes, being found in north-eastern New South Wales and extending into 
Queensland. A seventh species (0. fragrans), described by Mr. F. M. Bailey, is a tall 
shrub or small tree found on the highest peaks of the Bellenden Ker Range, northern 
Queensland. 
Prof. A. J. Ewart in his " Plants indigenous to Victoria," Vol. ii, plate Ixxii. 
figures Mueller's plate of 0. lancifolia. The reference in Fragm. vii, 133, is " Orites 
lancifolia is figured in the Plants of Victoria, plate 72." 
EXPLANATION OF PLATE 214. 
A. Flower-spike and leaf. 
B. Individual bud. 
c. Flower. 
D and D 1. Petals, with stamens. 
E. Pistil with glands at the base. 
F. Glands only, enlarged. 
c. Tip of flowering spike much enlarged to show 
(a) Buds. 
(6) Bracts. 
H. Fruiting twig. 
i. Winged seed. 
K. Leaf showing variation in shape, from Dorrigo. 
