Foliage (2).
Common Names
Black cypress pine (3).Taxonomic notes
Syn: C. calcarata (1).Description
Bark: Tough and often deeply furrowed (3).Branches: Mostly erect, sometimes spreading, mostly dark green (3).
Leaves: 2-4 mm long (3).
Cones: Solitary or several together on rather slender, usually clustered, fruiting branchlets; ovoid to globose or depressed-globose, 15-20 mm in diameter; columella variable, usually short, deeply 3-lobed or with 3 or 4 separate parts (3).
Range
Australia: Qld., NSW & Vic. "Usually found on stony hills or ridges, common, from the plains to the coastal ranges" (3).Big Tree
Oldest
Dendrochronology
Ethnobotany
Observations
Remarks
Citations
(1) Silba 1986.(2) ANU Forestry website.
(3) Harden 1990.
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Last modified on 7-Feb-1999