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Callitris macleayana (F. Muell) F. Muell.
Common NamesStringybark pine (2), brush cypress pine (3), Port Macquarie pine.Taxonomic notesSyn: C. parlatorei (1).DescriptionBark: Subfibrous, furrowed (2).Branches: Spreading (2). Leaves: Mature leaves 2-3 mm long, dorsal surface acutely keeled; juvenile leaves 10-15 mm long, often remaining even on shoots bearing cones (2). Cones: Solitary on thick fruiting branchlets, remaining on the branches long after maturity; 20-30 mm in diameter (2). Cone scales: Numbering 6, 8 if borne on juvenile branches, each scale with a small dorsal point near the apex; columella very short, 3-lobed or 3-partite or 4-lobed in cones on juvenile branches (2). RangeAustralia (1): NSW & Qld. "Mostly found in rainforest, on the coast north from Port Stephens" (2).Big TreeOldestDendrochronology"Growth rings were examined in trees of Callitris macleayana from the Atherton Tableland in Queensland, Australia. The climate is tropical with a distinct dry season that induces regular annual growth rings. A correlation of 0.74 was found between annual ring widths and the duration of the wet seasons. The potential of this species for dendrochronological study is apparent" (3).EthnobotanyObservationsRemarksCitations(1) Silba 1986.(2) Harden 1990. (3) Ash, J. 1983. Tree rings in Callitris macleayana F. Muell. Australian Journal of Botany 31: 277-281. |
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