Widdringtonia schwarzii

Common Names

Willowmore cedar (2).

Taxonomic notes

Description

Usually a gnarled tree about 15 m tall, but may reach 30 m and have a graceful shape in better habitats (2).

Range

South Africa, 70-1220m (1), Cape province (2).

Big Tree

Oldest

Dendrochronology

Ethnobotany

Observations

Remarks

Citations

(1) Silba 1986, (2) "cypress pine," Britannica Online..


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This page is from the Gymnosperm Database
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Edited by Christopher J. Earle
E-mail:earlecj@earthlink.net
Last modified on 19-Dec-98

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