This native shrub is commonly known as coastal pseudanthus.
Pseudanthus orientalis is described as a "dicot" in the Picrodendraceae family.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is classified as Least Concern. Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/136556326
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/91906449
https://www.flickr.com/photos/72842252@N04/15470098088
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/129615968
It has been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census and is listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in Queensland Herbarium Wildlife Online.
Reported at 7 Fraser Coast localities: Bauple, Burrum Heads, Craignish, K'gari, Tin Can Bay, Tinnanbar, Tuan Forest.
Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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