Callitris rhomboidea

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| image = Callitris rhomboidea foliage.JPG

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Thomas, P. |date=2013 |title=Callitris rhomboidea |volume=2013 |page=e.T42208A2961655 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T42208A2961655.en |access-date=17 November 2021}}

| genus = Callitris

| species = rhomboidea

| authority = R.Br. Ex Rich. & A.Rich.

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Callitris rhomboidea, commonly known as the Oyster Bay pine, Tasmanian cypress pine, Port Jackson pine, Illawarra mountain pine, or dune cypress pine,{{Citation |author1=Legge, W. Vincent (William Vincent) |title=Report on the Tasmanian cypress pine (Callitris Rhomboidea) : its range, economic value, and conservation |date=1911 |url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/19300165 |publisher=John Vail, Govt. Printer |access-date=3 April 2015}}{{Cite book |last=Costermans |first=Leon |title=Native Trees and Shrubs of South-Eastern Australia |publisher=New Holland Publishers |year=1981 |isbn=9781877069703 |edition=Revised |pages=142 |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Callitris rhomboidea (Oyster Bay pine) |url=https://www.conifers.org/cu/Callitris_rhomboidea.php |access-date=2022-12-19 |website=The Gymnosperm Database}} is a species of conifer in the family Cupressaceae. It is native to Australia, occurring in South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.{{Cite journal |last=Thomas |first=P |year=2013 |title=Port Jackson Pine |url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/42208/2961655 |access-date=19 December 2022 |website=IUCN Red List |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T42208A2961655.en|doi-access=free }}{{Citation | author1=Harris, S | author2=Kirkpatrick, JB | title=The distributions, dynamics and ecological differentiation of Callitris species in Tasmania | date=1991 | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/3883085 | access-date=3 April 2015 }} It has become naturalized near Auckland, New Zealand, and can be found on the island of Taillefer Rocks in Tasmania.

Description

Callitris rhomboidea is a spreading evergreen shrub or small tree growing to 15 meters tall. The hairless leaves are keeled dorsally, green or glaucous in colour, and typically measure 2-3 mm long, though some may grow to 7 mm.{{Cite web |title=Callitris rhomboidea |url=https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/flora/taxon/9ecd7007-971c-49a5-981e-2433943d4ee7 |access-date=2022-12-19 |website=VicFlora |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria}} This species is monoecious. The female cones are spherical or near spherical and occur in clusters, measuring 8-25 mm in diameter when open. The male cones measure around 3 mm long, occurring at the ends of branches singly or in clusters.{{Cite web |last=Wood |first=Betty |title=Callitris rhomboidea |url=https://apps.lucidcentral.org/plants_se_nsw/text/entities/callitris_rhomboidea.htm |access-date=2022-12-19 |website=Plants of South Eastern New South Wales}}

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