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
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
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