| Callitris pancheri | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Cupressales |
| Family: | Cupressaceae |
| Genus: | Callitris |
| Species: | C. pancheri |
| Binomial name | |
| Callitris pancheri | |
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Callitris pancheri[2] is aplantspecies of thefamilyCupressaceae. It isendemic toNew Caledonia, where it occurs in small, scattered population along rivers.[1] It used to be placed in its own genusNeocallitropsis but molecular phylogenetic analysis indicated that it was nested withinCallitris.[3]
It is anevergreenconiferoustree growing to 2–10 metres (7–33 ft) tall. Theleaves are awl-shaped, 1 centimetre (0.4 in) long, arranged in eight rows in alternatingwhorls of four; in overall appearance, the foliage is superficially similar to some species ofAraucaria, though they are only very distantly related.Callitris pancheri isdioecious, with separate male and female trees; theseed cones are 1.5–2.0 cm (0.6–0.8 in) long, with eight woody scales arranged in two whorls of four.
