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Common Names
Taxonomic notes
Syn: Pherosphaera Hooker, non Archer. Allied to Microcachrys and Dacrydium (2). Two species.Description
"Evergreen, moisture-loving shrubs... Branches short and stiff or long and slender. Leaves scale-like, spirally arranged, often in 4 or 5 rows, dense and overlapping. Male and female strobili erect, egg-shaped or sub-globose, [2-3 mm] long, composed of 10 - 15 stamens. Cones about [2.5 mm] long, made up of about 4 - 8 thin scales, thickened at the base, blunt-pointed at the apex. Ovuliferous scale none. Seeds several in each cone, each seed at the base of a glume-like scale equalling or slightly exceeding the length of the seed. Individual seeds light brown or greyish, about the size of a clover seed" (2).Range
Australia: New South Wales and Tasmania (1). "Found at alpine elevations usually on the margins of lakes, streams, and waterfalls, where they are rare" (2).Big Tree
Oldest
Dendrochronology
Ethnobotany
Observations
Remarks
See also Paleobotany of Australia and New Zealand conifers.Citations
(1) Harden 1990.(2) Dallimore & Jackson 1967.
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Edited by Christopher J. Earle
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Last modified on 13-Apr-1999