Podocarpus magnifolius

Podocarpus magnifolius
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Gymnospermae
Division:	Pinophyta
Class:	Pinopsida
Order:	Araucariales
Family:	Podocarpaceae
Genus:	Podocarpus
Species:	P. magnifolius
Binomial name
Podocarpus magnifolius J.Buchholz & N.E.Gray

Podocarpus magnifolius is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Peru, Panama and Venezuela.

Description

Trees up to 30 m tall, dark brown bark. Leaves elliptic to oblong, 3–29 cm long and 1.2–3 cm wide, apex acumiunate, base cuneate. Male cones axillary, sessile, solitary, up to 5 cm long. Ovules on a receptacle of 1.2 cm long, at the end of a 1–2 cm long peduncle. Seed ovoid, bright red, 1 cm long. ^{[2] [3]}

Distribution and habitat

Podocarpus magnifolius can be found from Panama and eastern Venezuela south to Bolivia in montane and cloud forests from 850 to 2900 m. ^{[2] [3]}

References

1. Gardner, M. (2013). "Podocarpus magnifolius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013 e.T42519A2984467. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T42519A2984467.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
2. Farjon, Aljos (2017). A Handbook of the World's Conifers (2 vols.): Revised and Updated Edition. BRILL. p. 889. ISBN   978-90-04-32451-0.
3. "Podocarpus magnifolius | description". conifers.org. Retrieved 2017-07-23.