Podocarpus macrophyllus var. maki

Podocarpus macrophyllus var. maki
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Gymnospermae
Division:	Pinophyta
Class:	Pinopsida
Order:	Araucariales
Family:	Podocarpaceae
Genus:	Podocarpus
Species:	P. macrophyllus
Variety:	P. m. var. maki
Trinomial name
Podocarpus macrophyllus var. maki Siebold & Zucc.
Synonyms [1]
Synonymy Juniperus chinensisRoxb. Margbensonia chinensis(Wall. ex Benn.) A.V.Bobrov & Melikyan Margbensonia maki(Siebold & Zucc.) A.V.Bobrov & Melikyan Myrica esquiroliiH.Lév. Nageia appressa(Maxim.) Kuntze Nageia chinensis(Wall. ex Benn.) Kuntze Nageia corrugata(Gordon) Kuntze Nageia flagelliformis(Carrière) Kuntze Nageia japonica(Siebold ex Endl.) Kuntze Nageia macrophylla var. maki(Siebold & Zucc.) Voss Podocarpus appressusMaxim. Podocarpus chinensisWall. ex Benn. Podocarpus chinensis var. appressus(Maxim.) Matsum. Podocarpus chinensis var. argenteusGordon Podocarpus chinensis var. aureusGordon Podocarpus chinensis var. wardiide Laub. & Silba Podocarpus chinensis subsp. wardii(de Laub. & Silba) Silba Podocarpus corrugatusGordon Podocarpus flagelliformisCarrière Podocarpus japonicusSiebold ex Endl. Podocarpus lanceolatusGordon & Glend. Podocarpus macrophyllus var. appressus(Maxim.) Matsum. Podocarpus macrophyllus var. chinensis(Wall. ex Benn.) Maxim. Podocarpus macrophyllus subsp. maki(Siebold & Zucc.) Pilg. Podocarpus maki(Siebold & Zucc.) Pickering Podocarpus makoyiBlume Podocarpus miqueliaParl. Taxus chinensisRoxb.

Podocarpus macrophyllus var. maki is a variety of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is a variety of Podocarpus macrophyllus native to southern China, northern Myanmar, Taiwan, and south-central and southern Japan. ^[1]

Podocarpus macrophyllus var. maki is an evergreen tree growing up to 15 metres tall. Its branches are strong and horizontal with dense branchlets. Leaves are thick and leathery and spirally arranged, up to 18 × 1 cm, bright green above and glaucous beneath. It varies from P. macrophyllus var. macrophyllus only in leaf width and receptacle color. ^[2]

Etymology

Podocarpus is derived from Greek, meaning ‘stalked fruit’. It was named in reference to the fleshy fruit stalks of some species. ^[3]

References

1. "Podocarpus macrophyllus var. maki Siebold & Zucc". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 10 March 2025.
2. "Podocarpus macrophyllus (Thunb.) Sweet 1818". The Gymnosperm Database. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
3. Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN   9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN   9780521685535 (paperback). pp 104, 308