cypress pine

cypress pine

plant
      any of the ornamental and timber shrubs and trees of two closely related genera (Callitris and Widdringtonia) of the family Cupressaceae.

      Fourteen species constitute the genus Callitris, whose taxonomy still requires detailed study; they are native to Australasia and grow best in arid localities. The mature leaves of the trees are borne in whorls of three; their tips are often thickened and curve inward. Callitris wood is often attractively marked and is resistant to termite attack. Tannin, resin, and fragrant oils are extracted from the trees. The most important timber trees of the genus are the Murray River pine, or white cypress pine (C. columellaris), found throughout Australia; the black cypress pine (C. endlicheri) of eastern Australia, also locally called black pine, red pine, and scrub pine; the Port Macquarie pine, or stringybark (C. macleayana), of southeastern Australia; and the common cypress pine (C. preissii) of southern Australia, a tree often shrubby near the seacoast, with one subspecies called slender pine and another known as turpentine pine. Most of these timber trees are about 25 metres (about 80 feet) tall, but the Port Macquarie pine, also planted as an ornamental, may reach 45 metres. Timber from the Oyster Bay pine (C. rhomboidea), a coastal tree of eastern and southern Australia, usually 9 to 15 metres tall, is used for local construction.

      The South African genus Widdringtonia includes four species of evergreen shrubs, or tall trees, sometimes called African cypresses. Some species produce fragrant, durable, yellowish or brownish wood of local importance, such as Clanwilliam cedar, or Cape cedar (W. juniperoides), a tree 6 to 18 metres tall, with wide-spreading branches, found in the Cedarburg Mountains. Willowmore cedar (W. schwarzii), a tree from Cape Province, is usually gnarled and about 15 metres tall under unfavourable growing conditions but may reach 30 metres and have a graceful shape in better habitats. The Berg cypress, or sapree-wood (W. cupressoides), usually is a shrub 2 to 4 metres high. The Mlanje cedar (W. whytei), up to 45 metres tall, is the most valuable timber tree of the genus.

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  • Cypress-pine — is the common name used for three closely related genera of conifers in the cypress family Cupressaceae: Callitris (Australia) Actinostrobus (Australia) Widdringtonia (Southern Africa) This disambiguation page lists article …   Wikipedia

  • cypress pine — noun any of several evergreen trees or shrubs of Australia and northern New Caledonia • Hypernyms: ↑cypress • Hyponyms: ↑Port Jackson pine, ↑Callitris cupressiformis, ↑black cypress pine, ↑red cypress pine, ↑Callitris end …   Useful english dictionary

  • cypress pine — /saɪprəs ˈpaɪn/ (say suypruhs puyn) noun any tree of the mostly Australian genus Callitris including several species producing valuable softwood timber. Also, Murray pine …  

  • black cypress-pine — juodasis kiparisotis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Kiparisinių šeimos medieninis augalas (Callitris endlicheri), paplitęs Australijoje. Iš jo gaunama derva. atitikmenys: lot. Callitris endlicheri angl. black cypress pine; black cypress;… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • black cypress pine — noun Australian tree with small flattened scales as leaves and numerous dark brown seed; valued for its timber and resin • Syn: ↑red cypress pine, ↑Callitris endlicheri, ↑Callitris calcarata • Hypernyms: ↑cypress pine * * * noun : an Australian… …   Useful english dictionary

  • red cypress pine — noun Australian tree with small flattened scales as leaves and numerous dark brown seed; valued for its timber and resin • Syn: ↑black cypress pine, ↑Callitris endlicheri, ↑Callitris calcarata • Hypernyms: ↑cypress pine …   Useful english dictionary

  • Oyster Bay cypress-pine — tasmaninis kiparisotis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Kiparisinių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Callitris rhomboidea), paplitęs Australijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Callitris rhomboidea angl. Oyster Bay cypress pine; Oyster Bay pine; Port… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • white cypress-pine — melsvasis kiparisotis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Kiparisinių šeimos medieninis augalas (Callitris glaucophylla), paplitęs Australijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Callitris glaucophylla angl. white cypress pine; white pine šaltinis Valstybinės… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • Rottnest Island cypress-pine — stambusis kiparisotis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Kiparisinių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Callitris preissii), paplitęs Australijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Callitris preissii angl. Rottnest Island cypress pine; Rottnest Island pine… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

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