Callitris rhomboidea
| Callitris rhomboidea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Pinales |
| Family: | Cupressaceae |
| Genus: | Callitris |
| Species: | C. rhomboidea |
| Binomial name | |
| Callitris rhomboidea R.Br. Ex Rich. & A.Rich. | |
Callitris rhomboidea, or Oyster Bay Pine, is a species of conifer in the Cupressaceae family.
It is found only in Australia. It is native to South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania,[1][2] and has also naturalised in parts of Victoria and Western Australia.
One of the few islands it is found on is Taillefer Rocks in Tasmania.[3]
Notes
- ↑ In 1911 it was known as the Tasmanian Cypress Pine
- ↑ Harris, S; Kirkpatrick, JB (1991), The distributions, dynamics and ecological differentiation of Callitris species in Tasmania, retrieved 3 April 2015
- ↑ Legge, W. Vincent (William Vincent) (1911), Report on the Tasmanian cypress pine (Callitris Rhomboidea) : its range, economic value, and conservation, John Vail, Govt. Printer, retrieved 3 April 2015
References
- Conifer Specialist Group 1998. Callitris rhomboidea. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007.
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