Phyllocladus aspleniifolius

Phyllocladaceae Phyllocladus aspleniifolius (Labill.) Hook. f.

Etymology
Phyllocladus refers to ‘leaf branch’; indicating its foliage are phylloclades (branches that took over leaf function).
aspleniifolius refers to ‘Asplenium foliage’; indicating its leaves resembles that of the fern Asplenium ruta-muraria.

Colloquial Name
Adventure Bay celery pine

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
5, 50, TAS

Habitat
The natural habitats for Phyllocladus aspleniifolius are temperate forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 1 up to 1200 metres. Other conifers associated with Phyllocladus aspleniifolius are:

USDA Hardiness zone – 9
Phyllocladus aspleniifolius is hardy to USDA Zone 9 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -6.7C (20F) to -1.1C (30F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Phyllocladus aspleniifolius is stable. There are ongoing threats for Phyllocladus aspleniifolius and they are listed as follows:

• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.1 Logging & Wood Harvesting

IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Phyllocladus aspleniifolius has been assigned the status of LC(Least Concern). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species is not qualified as threatened.

Superordinate Taxa
The nearest superordinate taxon for Phyllocladus aspleniifolius is Phyllocladus. The coordinate taxa for Phyllocladus aspleniifolius are therefore:

Phyllocladus aspleniifolius is also placed under Phyllocladaceae. As Phyllocladus is the sole genus under Phyllocladaceae, this family is a monophyletic family. Phyllocladaceae is found in Maritime Southeast Asia, Tasmania and New Zealand.