Common Names
Berg cypress, or sapree-wood (2).Taxonomic notes
Syn: Brunia nodiflora L. 1753; Thuja cupressoides L. 1767; Juniperus capensis Lam. 1788; Pachylepis cupressoides (L.) Brongn. 1833; Pachylepis commersonii Brongn. 1833; W. cupressoides (L.) Endl. 1842; Callitris cupressoides (L.) Schrad. ex E. Mey. 1843; W. commersonii (Brongn.) Endl. 1847; W. natalensis Endl. 1847; W. wallichii Endl. 1847; W. caffra O. Berg 1860; Cupressus cornuta Carr. 1866; Callitris commersonii (Brongn.) T. Durand & Schinz 1895; W. mahoni Mast. 1905; W. dracomontana Stapf. 1918; W. stipitata Stapf. 1930.Description
Usually a shrub 2 to 4 m high (2), but grows to 70 feet tall.Range
S Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, 0-2590m (1).Big Tree
Oldest
Dendrochronology
Ethnobotany
Observations
Remarks
Citations
(1) Silba 1986, (2) "cypress pine," Britannica Online..[Widdringtonia] [Cupressaceae] [home]
This page is from the Gymnosperm Database
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Edited by Christopher J. Earle
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Last modified on 27-May-1999