Phyllocladus aspleniifolius (Labill.) Hook.F.

Celery-top pine (en)

Species

Gymnosperms > Cupressales > Podocarpaceae > Phyllocladus

Characteristics

Tree or shrub, 5–20 m tall. Cladodes cuneate or rhomboidal, 1.5–8 cm long, obtuse, obtusely toothed or lobed. Male cones terminal on axillary branches, solitary or clustered, cylindrical, 3–5 mm long. Female cones 3–5 mm long, pinkish red at maturity; apical 1 or 2 scales usually infertile. Seeds erect, maturing greenish black; aril white.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination anemogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 5.0
Mature height (meter) 10.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Rainforests and lighter Eucalyptus forests in rich humid situations. Widespread and frequent in rainforest and wet sclerophyll forest from sea-level to about 750 metres.
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Widespread and frequent in rainforest and wet sclerophyll forest from sea-level to about 750 m alt.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-10

Usage

Uses environmental use material timber 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°) 17 - 24
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Phyllocladus aspleniifolius world distribution map, present in Australia and New Zealand

Conservation status

Phyllocladus aspleniifolius threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:262597-1
WFO ID wfo-0000481965
COL ID 4H5YP
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Phyllocladus serratifolius Brownetera aspleniifolia Thalamia asplenifolia Phyllocladus aspleniifolius Phyllocladus rhomboidalis Phyllocladus glaucus Podocarpus aspleniifolius Phyllocladus billardierei Phyllocladus trichomanoides var. glaucus