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Callitris oblonga, also called South Esk pine, pigmy cypress pine, river pine, or Tasmanian cypress pine, is a species of conifer in the family Cupressaceae. It is endemic to Australia, and is threatened by habitat loss. The last remaining significant stand of subspecies oblonga is protected in the South Esk Pine Reserve. Subspecies parva occurs in northern NSW on the eastern edge of the Northern Tablelands in Werrikimbe National Park.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Callitris
- Family
- Cupressaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Tasmanian cypress-pine en Dwarf cypress-pine en Native-cypress en Pigmy cypress-pine en River-pine en Pigmy Cypres-pine en South Esk Pine en Pygmy Cypress Pine
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