Callitris pancheri[2] is a plantspecies of the familyCupressaceae. It is endemictoNew Caledonia, where it occurs in small, scattered population along rivers.[1] It used to be placed in its own genus Neocallitropsis but molecular phylogenetic analysis indicated that it was nested within Callitris.[3]
It is an evergreenconiferoustree growing to 2–10 metres (7–33 ft) tall. The leaves are awl-shaped, 1 centimetre (0.4 in) long, arranged in eight rows in alternating whorls of four; in overall appearance, the foliage is superficially similar to some species of Araucaria, though they are only very distantly related. Callitris pancheriisdioecious, with separate male and female trees; the seed cones are 1.5–2.0 cm (0.6–0.8 in) long, with eight woody scales arranged in two whorls of four.
Callitris pancheri foliage and branch
Callitris pancheri at Chutes de la Madeleine, New Caledonia
^ abByng, J. W. (2015). The Gymnosperms Handbook: A practical guide to extant families and genera of the world. Plant Gateway Ltd.
^Pye, M. G., P. A. Gadek, and K. J. Edwards (2003). Divergence, Diversity and Species of the Australasian Callitris (Cupressaceae) and Allied Genera : Evidence from ITS Sequence Data. Australian Systematic Botany 16: 505–14.
