Helicia lewisensis

(Helicia lewisensis)

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Description

Helicia lewisensis is a species of rainforest trees, of north–eastern Queensland, Australia, and constitutes part of the flowering plant family Proteaceae.Botanists know of them growing naturally only (endemic) in the northern upland rainforests of the Wet Tropics region, from about 900 to 1,330 m (2,950 to 4,360 ft) altitude.As of December 2013 this species has the official, current, Qld government conservation status of "vulnerable" species.They have been recorded growing up to about 15 m (50 ft) tall.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Proteales
Family:Proteaceae
Genus:Helicia
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