Planted in office premises and homesteads An excellent ornamental tree. Wood is hard and durable. The plant has anti- ulcer, antimicrobial, neuro-protective, anti- depressant and anti-coagulant properties. in
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An excellent ornamental tree. Wood is hard and durable. The plant has anti- ulcer, antimicrobial, neuro-protective, anti- depressant and anti-coagulant properties. in
Tall trees, bark peels offin thin membranes, branches in horizontal whorls around the trunk, exudates resinous. Branchlets covered with small, green, incurved, point-tipped, spirally arranged, Franco overlapping leaves; young leaves needle- like, while the broader adult leaves are triangular and scale-like. Female cones scaly, egg-shaped, to 15 cm long. Male cones at the tips of branchlets, numerous, scaly, foxtail-shaped to 5 cm long. Reproductive structures-cones: Produced throughout the year, of rare occurrence in Maldives
native range
Norfolk Island offthe coast of Australia.
distribution
Widely grown in tropical, subtropical and temperate regions