The
genus Athrotaxis
A small genus of evergreen trees, Dative to Tasmania. Leaves small, spirally arranged. Trees monoecious. Staminate strobili like catkins.
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Athrotaxis selaginoides, D. Don
King William Pine
Native to the Western Mountains in Tasmania where it attains a height of 100 feet. Introduced into this country in 1857, it is hardy only in the milder parts and does not grow very large. Leaves longer than those of other species of the genus, awl-shaped and with sharp points, keeled and with bands of white stomata on upper side.