Hicksbeachia pilosa is a small tree in the family Proteaceae.[1] This rare species is endemic to the rainforests of the wet tropics region of northeastern Queensland, Australia.[2] It was first described in 1988 by Australian botanist Peter H. Weston, after a collection by Garry Sankowsky and Peter Hind in 1986 at Bobbin Bobbin Falls in North Queensland.[1][3] Its specific name is the Latin adjective pilosus "hairy".
| Hicksbeachia pilosa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Hicksbeachia |
| Species: | H. pilosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Hicksbeachia pilosa P.H. Weston | |
Hicksbeachia pilosa is found in rainforest from the Big Tableland to the Cardwell Range in northeastern Queensland.
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