Callitris muelleri

(Parl.) Benth. et Hook. f. ex F. Mueller 1882

Common names

Taxonomic notes

Description

Tree: Small tree or shrub with erect branches. Leaves: Mature leaves 5-10 mm, juvenile leaves longer, occasionally remaining on cone-bearing branches. Cones: Solitary or several together on fruiting branchlets, remaining on the branches after maturity, usually depressed-globose, 20-30 mm in diameter. Cone scales: Bearing a dorsal point near the apex; alternate scales narrower, tapering to the apex and usually shorter, larger scales broader and angled above; columella 1-4 mm long, 3-lobed or 3-angled (Harden 1990).

Distribution and Ecology

Australia: NSW. "Grows in rocky places, especially on sandstone escarpments in the coastal ranges, from Mt Coricudgy south to Eden" (Harden 1990).

Big tree

Oldest

Dendrochronology

Ethnobotany

Observations

Remarks

Citations

Mueller, F.J.H. von. 1882. Systematic Census of Australian Plants, Melbourne: Bird M'Carron. p.109. Available at archive.org, accessed 2012.11.24.

See also

Farjon (2005) provides a detailed account, with illustrations.