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Taxon:  Callitris rhomboidea R. Br. ex Rich.



Summary
Genus:
Callitris
Family:
Cupressaceae
Nomen number:
8596
Place of publication:
Comm. bot. Conif. Cycad. 47, t. 18, fig. 1. 1826
Verified:
07/16/2007 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Frenela rhomboidea (R. Br. ex Rich.) Endl.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Callitris australis R. Br. ex Hook. f.
Callitris cupressiformis F. Muell.
Callitris tasmanica (Benth.) R. T. Baker & H. G. Sm.
Frenela rhomboidea (R. Br. ex Rich.) Endl. var. tasmanica Benth.
Frenela triquetra Spach
Thuja australis Poir.
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Reference(s)
  1. Encke, F. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage. 1993
  2. Farjon, A. A monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys. 2005 535-538.
  3. George, A. S., ed. Flora of Australia. 1980-
  4. Hnatiuk, R. J. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11. 1990
  5. Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
  6. Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
  7. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
  8. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Common names
English
cypress-pine –
dune cypress-pine –
Illawarra mountain-pine –
Oyster Bay cypress-pine –
Oyster Bay-pine –
Port Jackson cypress-pine –
Port Jackson-pine –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNew South Wales 
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaQueensland 
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaSouth Australia 
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaTasmania 
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaVictoria 
2Cultivated     
Native
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria]
Cultivated ()
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=8596. Accessed 6 June 2026.

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