Widdringtonia nodiflora Common NamesBerg cypress, or sapree-wood (2).Taxonomic notesSyn: Brunia nodiflora L. 1753; Thuja cupressoides L. 1767; Juniperus capensis Lam. 1788; Pachylepis cupressoides (L.) Brongn. 1833; Pachylepis commersonii Brongn. 1833; W. cupressoides (L.) Endl. 1842; Callitris cupressoides (L.) Schrad. ex E. Mey. 1843; W. commersonii (Brongn.) Endl. 1847; W. natalensis Endl. 1847; W. wallichii Endl. 1847; W. caffra O. Berg 1860; Cupressus cornuta Carr. 1866; Callitris commersonii (Brongn.) T. Durand & Schinz 1895; W. mahoni Mast. 1905; W. dracomontana Stapf. 1918; W. stipitata Stapf. 1930.DescriptionUsually a shrub 2 to 4 m high (2), but grows to 70 feet tall.RangeS Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, 0-2590m (1).Big TreeOldestDendrochronologyEthnobotanyObservationsRemarksCitations(1) Silba 1986, (2) "cypress pine," Britannica Online.. | |
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