Papuacedrus papuana
(F. Muell.) H. W. Li
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Description
A tree. It grows 16-50 m tall. At high altitudes it is only a shrub 3 m tall. The leaves are in flat sprays. The leaves are like scales. They are in opposite pairs. They are 2-3 mm long. The fruit are cones 1-2 cm long. They have 4 scales. The 2 fertile scales have wings.
Edible Uses
The leaves are edible.
Distribution
A tropical plant. In Maluku it grows between 700-2,400 m above sea level. Arboretum Tasmania.
Where It Grows
Australia, Indonesia, Pacific, Papua New Guinea, PNG, SE Asia, Tasmania,
Notes
There is only one Papuacedrus species.
Synonyms
Libocedrus papuana F. Muell.Libocedrus torricellensis Schltr. ex Lauterb.Papuacedrus torricellensis (Schltr. ex Lauterb.) H. L. LiThuja papuana (F. Meull.) Voss
References (3)
- J. Arnold Arbor. 34:25. 1953
- Powell, J.M., Ethnobotany. In Paijmans, K., 1976, New Guinea Vegetation. Australian National University Press. p 110
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
