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Black cypress pine

Callitris endlicheri

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About Black cypress pine

Black cypress pine (Callitris endlicheri) is a post-contact introduced tree documented on Kauaʻi through historical forestry planting records. The reviewed records do not establish present survival. Native to southeastern Queensland, New South Wales and northeastern Victoria. The New South Wales Flora records it commonly on stony hills and ridges from inland plains to coastal ranges; other regional treatments place it in dry sclerophyll woodland and shrubland, often on rocky ridges and relatively poor soils. These native-range habitats do not imply a particular present habitat on Kauaʻi.

Kauaʻi evidence

Taxonomic identity, tree form, diagnostic morphology and island occurrence use the linked reviewed sources. Historical planting, cultivation, naturalization and invasive status are separate. Generated imagery is not occurrence evidence. The 1918–1959 Kauaʻi reforestation working register records 6 plants under Callitris endlicheri across 1 entries dated 1958. These are recorded planting quantities, not counts of surviving trees, and they do not by themselves establish current persistence, naturalization, or ecological impact. Source: Kauaʻi Reforestation Plantings 1918–1959 working register (user-supplied; reconciled 6 October 2026).

Names and classification

Scientific name: Callitris endlicheri
Common names: Black cypress pine
Other names: Callitris endlicheri · black cypress pine · Frenela endlicheri · Callitris calcarata
Record type: Species

Kauaʻi occurrence and status

Kauaʻi occurrence: Recorded on Kauaʻi
Origin: Introduced
Conservation status: Not yet assessed
Evidence date: 2026-10-05
Evidence limits: Current extent is unassessed; public locality is island level only.

Habitat and ecology

Habitats: Not yet assessed
Food and resource needs: Not yet assessed
Reproduction: Not yet assessed
Shelter: Not yet assessed
Growth form: Evergreen conifer tree

Threats and conservation

Monitoring: Not yet assessed
Data gaps: Current population extent and trajectory · Additional species-specific ecological and conservation sources

Process and seasonal context

Seasonal timing: Not yet assessed
Seasonal description: Black cypress pine (Callitris endlicheri) is a post-contact introduced tree documented on Kauaʻi through historical forestry planting records. The reviewed records do not establish present survival. Native to southeastern Queensland, New South Wales and northeastern Victoria. The New South Wales Flora records it commonly on stony hills and ridges from inland plains to coastal ranges; other regional treatments place it in dry sclerophyll woodland and shrubland, often on rocky ridges and relatively poor soils. These native-range habitats do not imply a particular present habitat on Kauaʻi.

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