Bribie Island-pine
Callitris columellaris F.Muell.
Callitris columellaris is a coniferous tree in the Cupressaceae family, native to most of Australia. It is commonly known as Bribie Island-pine and has naturalised in Hawaii and southern Florida.
Description
Callitris columellaris, described by F.Muell. in 1866, is a species found in various regions of Australia, including New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, and Western Australia. It is also present in the United States, particularly in Hawaii and the conterminous 48 states. The species is known by several common names, including white cypress, white cypress-pine, Murray River cypress-pine, and northern cypress-pine. It belongs to the genus Callitris and is part of the cypress family, Cupressaceae.
Other common names
White cypress pineWhite cypress-pineCypress PineMurray River PineNorthern Cypress-pineWestern CypressWestern Sand CypressWhite PineBribie Island-pineMurray River-pineMurray-pinesand-cypresswestern-cypresscypress-pinewestern cypress-pine
Distribution
IN · Global · Hawaii · conterminous 48 United States · New South Wales · Northern Territory · Queensland · South Australia · Victoria · Western Australia
Synonyms
Octoclinis backhouseiWiddringtonia equisetiformisCallitris columellaris subsp. campestrisCallitris columellaris subsp. intratropicaCallitris arenosaCallitris columellaris var. campestrisCallitris columellaris f. flaucaCallitris columellaris f. glaucaCallitris columellaris var. intratropicaCallitris columellaris var. microcarpaCallitris glaucaCallitris glaucophyllaCallitris hugeliiCallitris intermediaCallitris intratropicaCallitris robusta var. intratropicaCallitris robusta var. microcarpaFrenela columellarisFrenela hugeliiFrenela mooreiFrenela robustaFrenela robusta var. microcarpaFrenela verrucosa var. laevisFrenela robusta
