Austrocedrus chilensis (D.Don) Pic.Serm. & Bizzarri

Chilean cedar (en)

Species

Gymnosperms > Cupressales > Cupressaceae > Austrocedrus

Characteristics

A evergreen tree. It grows 9-13.5m high.
Life form
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality -
Pollination anemogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 2.5 - 4.0
Mature height (meter) 9.0 - 13.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Mixed forests, sometimes forming pure stands, growing on a range of soils, sometimes in more xeric conditions than those tolerated by rainforest species, sometimes along rocky, river margins.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-9

Usage

Uses material medicinal wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Austrocedrus chilensis habit picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)
Austrocedrus chilensis habit picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)

Fruit

Austrocedrus chilensis fruit picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)
Austrocedrus chilensis fruit picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)
Austrocedrus chilensis fruit picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Austrocedrus chilensis world distribution map, present in Argentina

Conservation status

Austrocedrus chilensis threat status: Near Threatened

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:294848-1
WFO ID wfo-0000557316
COL ID JVXR
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Thuja cuneata Thuja chilensis Libocedrus chilensis Libocedrus excelsa Thuja andina Cupressus chilensis Austrocedrus chilensis Cupressus thujoides Libocedrus chilensis var. argenteus