Accession Data:
Widdringtonia cedarbergensis J.A.Marsh
- Common Name: Clanwilliam Cedar
- Family: Cupressaceae Bartling
- Synonym(s): Widdringtonia wallichii
- Country of Origin: Cederberg, Western Cape, S. Africa
- Habitat: confined to fynbos vegetation in the Cederberg Mtns
- Description: It is a small evergreen tree growing to 5-7 m (rarely to 20 m) tall. The leaves are scale-like, 1.5 mm long and 1 mm broad on small shoots, up to 15 mm long on strong-growing shoots, and arranged in opposite decussate pairs. The cones are globose to rectangular, 2-3 cm long, with four scales.2
Accession Data:
- Accession # 200300346
- Source: Matt Opel ex Silverhill Seeds
- Provenance: collected in Cederberg mountains, via Silverhill Seeds
- Accession Date: 10-27-2003
- Bench: 2114 - MED:Fynbos F
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 03-03-2025
- Restrictions:
- IUCN Red List: Endangered Species
- BGCI Limited Ex Situ Distribution - Plants do not leave building without Manager approval!
- IUCN Red List: Endangered Species
Classification:
- Division: Pinophyta
- Class: Pinopsida
- SubClass: Pinidae
- Order: Cupressales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Cupressaceae
- SubFamily: Callitroideae
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Flowering Data:
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References (internal):
- EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Cape Provinces
References (external):
- South African National Biodiversity Institute, South Africa
- Farjon, A. (2005). Monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 1-84246-068-4 as quoted at Wikipedia
- Hilton-Taylor, C. et al. 1998. Widdringtonia cedarbergensis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 01 April 2013
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 26 February 2015.
- WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 26 February 2015.
data regenerated on Mon, 03 Mar 2025 13:21:03 -0500 [bcm v4.0]
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Subfamily Callitroideae
- Callitris columellaris
- Callitris rhomboidea
- Fitzroya cupressoides
- Widdringtonia cedarbergensis W/C
- Widdringtonia nodiflora
Subfamily Cunninghamhioideae
Subfamily Cupressoideae
Subfamily Sequoioideae
Subfamily Taxodioideae
W/C = Wild Collected
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