Athrotaxis

Athrotaxis cupressoides

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pinales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pinophyta Classis: Pinopsida Ordo: Pinales

Familia: Cupressaceae
Subfamilia: Athrotaxidoideae
Genus: Athrotaxis
Species: A. cupressoides – A. selaginoides
Nothospecies: A. × laxifolia

Name

Athrotaxis D.Don, Ann. Nat. Hist. 1: 234 (1838).

• Type species: Athrotaxis selaginoides D.Don, Ann. Nat. Hist. 1: 235 (1838).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Arthrotaxis Endl., Gen. Pl. 1: 1372. (1841), orth. var.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia Tasmania. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Don, D. 1838. Two new genera of the natural family of plants called Coniferae. Annals of Natural History 1(3): 233–235. BHL. Reference page. 

Links

• Athrotaxis in: Australian Plant Census (APC) 2017. IBIS database, Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria. Accessed: 2017 Feb. 21.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Athrotaxis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Feb. 21. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Athrotaxis. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 21 2017.

Vernacular names

English: Tasmanian Cedar
suomi: Tasmaniansypressit

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