Athrotaxis selaginoides

Athrotaxis selaginoides
Foliage
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Cupressales
Family: Cupressaceae
Genus: Athrotaxis
Species:
A. selaginoides
Binomial name
Athrotaxis selaginoides
D.Don (1838)[2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Athrotaxis alpina Van Houtte ex Gordon & Glend. (1858)
  • Athrotaxis gunneana Hook. ex Carrière (1867)
  • Athrotaxis imbricata Carrière (1867)
  • Athrotaxis selaginoides var. pyramidata Mouill. (1898)
  • Cunninghamia selaginoides Zucc. (1842)
Cones during mast seeding event (Austral summer 2015).
Cones

Athrotaxis selaginoides is a species of Athrotaxis, endemic to Tasmania in Australia, where it grows at 400–1,120 m elevation. In its habitat in the mountains, snow in winter is very usual. It is often called King Billy pine or King William pine (believed to be in reference to William Lanne, an Aboriginal Tasmanian man),[3] although it is not a true pine.[4][1]

  1. ^ a b Farjon, A. (2013). "Athrotaxis selaginoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T32055A2810057. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T32055A2810057.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Athrotaxis selaginoides D.Don. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Native Conifers of Tasmania". Parks and Wildlife Service Tasmania. 17 July 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
  4. ^ Farjon, A. (2005). Monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 1-84246-068-4