Callitris endlicheri (Parl.) F.M.Bailey

Murray pine (en)

Species

Gymnosperms > Cupressales > Cupressaceae > Callitris

Characteristics

Tree to 10 m tall. Branches spreading. Leaves c. 2 mm long on ultimate branchlets, dark green or grey-green; dorsal surface prominently but not acutely keeled. Male cones clustered, ovoid to obovoid, to 3 mm long. Female cones solitary or clustered on slender, usually clustered fruiting branchlets, ovoid to depressed-globular, 15-20 mm diam., shedding seeds and deciduous shortly after maturity; cone scales 6, with a small dorsal point near apex, separating almost to the base, remaining incurved after opening; alternate scales reduced; larger scales apically tapered or contracted; columella variable, usually deeply 3-lobed or 3-partite, 1-3 mm high. Seeds numerous, dark brown; wings 2 or 3, to 3 mm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination anemogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 4.75
Mature height (meter) 11.0 - 15.1
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.6
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Poor sandy soils. Usually grows in shallow soils on rocky sites, often over siliceous substrates; at elevations from 100-1,050 metres.
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Poor sandy soils. Usually grows in shallow soils on rocky sites, often over siliceous substrates; at elevations from 100-1,050 metres.
Usually grows in shallow soils on rocky sites, often over siliceous substrates.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 3-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-9

Usage

Uses charcoal dye environmental use essential oil fuel material medicinal ornamental timber wood
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Antifungal agents (leaf), Diuretic (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) 18 - 32
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Callitris endlicheri unspecified picture

Distribution

Callitris endlicheri world distribution map, present in Australia

Conservation status

Callitris endlicheri threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:294851-1
WFO ID wfo-0000580741
COL ID 5X7PC
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Juniperus ericoides Callitris endlicheri Callitris pyramidalis Frenela endlicheri Frenela calcarata Frenela rigida Callitris calcarata Frenela endlicheri var. mucronata Frenela gunnii var. mucronata Juniperus rigida