Athrotaxis selaginoides

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Divisio: Tracheophyta
Divisio: Pinophyta
Classis: Pinopsida
Ordo: Pinales

Familia: Cupressaceae
Subfamilia: Athrotaxidoideae
Genus: Athrotaxis
Species: Athrotaxis selaginoides
Name

Athrotaxis selaginoides D.Don, Ann. Nat. Hist. 1: 235. 1838.

Typus: "in Tasmaniae montibus prope Launceston (D. Gunn n. 368) v.s. sp. in Herb. Lindl."

Synonyms

Homotypic
Cunninghamia selaginoides (D.Don) Zucc. in P.F.von Siebold & J.G.Zuccarini, Fl. Jap. 2: 9. 1842.
Heterotypic
Athrotaxis alpina Van Houtte ex Gordon & Glend., Pinetum: 31. 1858. nom. inval., pro syn.
Athrotaxis gunneana Hook. ex Carrière, Traité Gén. Conif., ed. 2: 207. 1867.
Athrotaxis imbricata Carrière, Traité Gén. Conif., ed. 2: 204. 1867.
Athrotaxis selaginoides var. pyramidata Mouill. in D.G.J.Bois, Dict. Hort. 1: 146. 1898.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Australasia
Regional: Australia
Tasmania

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Don, D. 1838. Description of two new genera of Coniferae. Annals of Natural History 1(3): 233–235. BHL. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Athrotaxis selaginoides in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 04. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Athrotaxis selaginoides. Published online. Accessed: Jan 04 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Athrotaxis selaginoides. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 Jan 2020.
Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) Athrotaxis selaginoides Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian National Botanic Gardens & Australian National Herbarium. Accessed: 2020 Jan 04.
IUCN: Athrotaxis selaginoides (Vulnerable)

Vernacular names
English: King Billy Pine, King William Pine