Microcachrys

Microcachrys tetragona
Microcachrys tetragona, Illustration.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Pinophyta
Class:	Pinopsida
Order:	Pinales
Family:	Podocarpaceae
Genus:	Microcachrys Hook.f.
Species:	M. tetragona
Binomial name
Microcachrys tetragona (Hooker) Hook.f.

Microcachrys tetragona is a species of dioecious conifers belonging to the podocarp family (Podocarpaceae). ^[1] It is the sole species of the genus Microcachrys. ^[2] The plant originates from western Tasmania, where it is a low shrub growing to 1 m tall at high altitudes. Its leaves are scale-like, arranged (unusually for the Podocarpaceae) in opposite decussate pairs, superficially resembling those of the unrelated Diselma archeri (Cupressaceae). It shares the common name Creeping pine with several other plants.

References

1. ^ Christopher N. Page. 1990. "Podocarpaceae" pages 332-346. In: Klaus Kubitzki (general editor); Karl U. Kramer and Peter S. Green (volume editors) The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants volume I. Springer-Verlag: Berlin;Heidelberg, Germany. ISBN 978-0-387-51794-0
2. ^ James E. Eckenwalder. 2009. Conifers of the World. Timber Press: Portland, OR, USA. ISBN 978-0-88192-974-4.

External links

• Microcachrys At: Podocarpaceae At: The Gymnosperm Database