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Ornamental- Used as ornamental plants in gardens and parks. Wood - Construction: The light coloured wood is fine grained, keeps well under water, but is attacked by borers. It is used locally for general carpentry
Cook Island, Australia
Thrives in lowland forests, often found on rocky slopes and cliffs along the coast, as well as on offshore islands.
It is tall slender columnar shape with a spire-like crown can reach 60 m in natural habit but typically much smaller (3-6 m) when grown as a houseplant.
Stem is slender and upright. The bark is a distinguishing feature, peeling off in thin, papery sheets, revealing a rough, gray, and resinous underlayer.
Leaves are of two types: Young leaves are needle-like and green, while mature leaves are triangular and scale-like, creating a dense, textured foliage. Leaves are small, and green, with a pointed tip. They grow in a spiral pattern, overlapping one another.
Separate male and female cones for reproduction. Male cones: Smaller and more numerous, foxtail-shaped, typically around 5 cm long, positioned at the tips of branchlets. Female cones: Larger and egg-shaped, covered in scales, reaching up to 15 cm in length.
Fruit is developed from the female cone, large, scaly containing seeds.