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Callitris
Description | Callitris is a genus of coniferous trees in the Cupressaceae (cypress family). There are 16 recognized species in the genus, of which 13 are native to Australia and the other three (C. neocaledonica, C. sulcata and C. pancheri) native to New Caledonia. Traditionally, the most widely used common name is cypress-pine, a name shared by some species of the closely related genus Actinostrobus. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callitris, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source Data |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Cupressaceae : Callitris | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Pinophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Cupressaceae : Callitris | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Callitris Vent. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (50%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 152 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. H. Eyde. 1988. Comprehending Cornus: Puzzles and Progress in the Systematics of the Dogwoods. The Botanical review 54(3):233-351 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Name(s) | Cypress-pine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callitris |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Callitris baileyi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Callitris canescens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Callitris columellaris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Callitris drummondii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Callitris endlicheri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Callitris macleayana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Callitris monticola species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Callitris muelleri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Callitris neocaledonica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Callitris oblonga species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Callitris potlatchensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Callitris preissii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Callitris rhomboidea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Callitris roei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Callitris strahanensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | |
Callitris sulcata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Callitris verrucosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Frenela ventenatii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Nothocallitris A.V.Bobrov & Melikyan | GBIF | genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Cupressaceae : Nothocallitris |
Octoclinus F.Muell. | GBIF | genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Cupressaceae : Octoclinus |
Octoclinis F.Muell. | GBIF | genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Cupressaceae : Octoclinis |
Frenela Mirb. | GBIF | genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Cupressaceae : Frenela |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1995 | Callitris Jordan |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!