LON-CAPA Widdringtonia description

SPECIES
W. cedarbergensis
W. nodiflora
W. schwarzii
W. whytei

Widdringtonia Endlicher 1842

Common Names

Cypress pine, African cypress (2).

Taxonomic notes

Syn: Pachylepis Brongn. 1833; Parolinia Endl. 1841.

Description

Evergreen shrubs or trees (2).

Range

South Africa (2).

Big Tree

Oldest

Dendrochronology

Ethnobotany

Observations

Remarks

Citations

(1) Silba 1986.
(2) "cypress pine," Britannica Online..

See also:

C.A. Pauw and H.P. Linder. 1997. Tropical African cedars (Widdringtonia, Cupressaceae): systematics, ecology and conservation status. Botanical Journal of the Linnaean Society 123(4):297-319.

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