Lagarostrobos franklinii

Huon species

PodocarpaceaeLagarostrobos

Huon pine is in the or Podocarpaceae family and is native to Tasmania in Australia. Trees grow to 25 m tall and 150 cm DBH with a conical or pyramidal crown that spreads and becomes irregular with age.

  • Twigs are 1–1.2 mm thick, covered in scale leaves, spirally arranged, forming pendulous branches in shade or stiffer, more erect branches in the sun. Juvenile leaves on seedlings are decurrent with free apex, 1–2 mm long, keeled, acute. Adult leaves are imbricate, appressed, rhomboid, 1–1.5 long and 1 mm across, keeled, obtuse, with conspicuous, scattered stomata.
  • The male cones are solitary, terminal, sessile, yellow, 5 to 8 mm long and 1 to 2 mm broad; female seed cones terminal on short decurved twigs (i.e., cone terminal but pendent), 4–5 mm long, with 5–8 spirally arranged fertile bracts.

Contributors

  • Philippe de Spoelberch