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Callitris

Coniferales - Cupressaceae

Taxonomy
Callitris was named by Ventenat (1808). It is extant. It is the type genus of Callitroideae.

It was assigned to Cupressineae by Ettinghausen (1880); to Cupressineae by Knowlton (1919); to Cupressaceae by Jordan (1995); and to Callitroideae by Gadek et al. (2000).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1808Callitris Ventenat
1880Callitris Ettinghausen p. 392
1919Callitris Knowlton
1995Callitris Jordan
2000Callitris Gadek et al. pp. 1048, 1056

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
phylumPinophyta
orderConiferales
RankNameAuthor
familyCupressaceae
subfamilyCallitroideaeSaxton 1913
genusCallitrisVentenat 1808

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Callitris Ventenat 1808
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Callitris comptonii Bowerbank 1840
Callitris curta Bowerbank 1840
Callitris strahanensis Jordan 1995
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available