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Distribution of Callitris oblonga (Bowman and Harris 1995). Basemap from Expedia Maps. 		Callitris oblonga A. Rich. & Rich.

Common Names

Pigmy cypress-pine.

Taxonomic notes

Syn: C. fructicosa, C. gunni (Silba 1986).

Description

Tree: Small tree (Harden 1990).
Leaves: Usually 4-5 mm long (Harden 1990).
Cones: Solitary or in dense clusters on the branches; sessile or on short fruiting branchlets, remaining after maturity; ovoid, 12-15 mm in diameter × 15-20 mm long (Harden 1990).
Cone scales: Thick, tapering above to an apex usually thickened by a short dorsal point, the alternate scales very much reduced; columella short, often 3-lobed (Harden 1990).

Range

Australia: NSW & Tasmania. "Usually grows in sand near banks of streams; scattered along the escarpment, rare in N.S.W." (Harden 1990).

Big Tree

Oldest

Dendrochronology

Ethnobotany

Observations

Remarks

This species is currently listed on the index of threatened Australian plant species.

See Also

Anon. 1996. South Esk Pine success. [reports on a project to re-establish the nationally vulnerable tree on a private property on the east coast of Tasmania] Threatened Species Network (Tasmania) Bulletin no. 8:2.

Askey-Doran, M.J. 1994. Callitris spp. aff. oblonga Apsley River Community Recovery Plan. Project No. 376 ; Endangered Species Program (Australia), Wildlife Report (Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service, 94/5). Hobart: Tasmania Department of Environment and Land Management.

See Also

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

Harris, S. and J.B. Kirkpatrick. 1991. The distribution, dynamics and ecological differentiation of Callitris species in Tasmania. Australian Journal of Botany 39(3):187-202.

Kirkpatrick, J.B., M.J. Brown and A. Moscal. 1980. Callitris oblonga. P.20-21 in J.B. Kirkpatrick, M.J. Brown and A. Moscal, Threatened Plants of the Tasmanian Central East Coast. Hobart: Tasmanian Conservation Trust.

Nadolny, C. and J. Benson. 1993. The Biology and Management of the Pigmy Cypress Pine (Callitris oblonga) in New South Wales. Species Management Report No. 7. Sydney: New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service.

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Last modified on 2007.05.29