Callitris

Not to be confused with Calytrix (a genus in Myrtaceae) or Callithrix (a genus of New World monkeys).

Callitris
Callitris preissii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Cupressales
Family: Cupressaceae
Subfamily: Callitroideae
Genus: Callitris
Vent.
Type species
Callitris rhomboidea
Species

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Synonyms[1]
  • Callitropsis Compton non Oersted
  • Cyparissia Hoffmanns.
  • Frenela Mirb.
  • Leichhardtia T. Steph. ex Gordon
  • Nothocallitris A. V. Bobrov & Melikyan
  • Neocallitropsis Florin[2]
  • Octoclinis F. Muell.

Callitris is a genus of coniferous trees in the Cupressaceae (cypress family). There are 16 recognized species in the genus, of which 13 are native to Australia and the other three (C. neocaledonica, C. sulcata and C. pancheri) native to New Caledonia.[1] Traditionally, the most widely used common name is cypress-pine,[3] a name shared by some species of the closely related genus Actinostrobus.[4]

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Byng, J. W. (2015). The Gymnosperms Handbook: A practical guide to extant families and genera of the world. Plant Gateway Ltd.
  3. ^ Australian Plant Names Index, retrieved 8 December 2015
  4. ^ Eckenwalder, J.E. 2009. Conifers of the World: The Complete Reference. Timber Press. p. 122-124