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Helicia australasica
Also called Creek silky oak
Helicia australasica, also known as Austral oak or creek silky oak, is a species of rainforest tree in the macadamia family Proteaceae, native to New Guinea and northern and northeastern Australia.
This species is naturally widespread in the "Top End" of the Northern Territory, along the east coast of Cape York Peninsula, and in south-central New Guinea. It grows alongside watercourses in drier rainforest types, at altitudes from sea level to about 1,100 m (3,600 ft) altitude.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Helicia australasica by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
