Podocarpus trinitensis

Podocarpus trinitensis
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Gymnospermae
Division:	Pinophyta
Class:	Pinopsida
Order:	Araucariales
Family:	Podocarpaceae
Genus:	Podocarpus
Species:	P. trinitensis
Binomial name
Podocarpus trinitensis N.E.Gray

Podocarpus trinitensis is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is endemic to Trinidad and Tobago, where it has only been recorded from the island of Trinidad. ^[2] It has been recorded from 13 distinct localities in Trinidad, including sites in the Central Range and in central and eastern areas of the Northern Range.

Conservation status

Podocarpus trinitensis is considered a near threatened species by the IUCN. ^[1]

References

1. Gardner, M. (2013). "Podocarpus trinitensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013 e.T34105A2845840. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T34105A2845840.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
2. Van den Eynden, Veerle; Michael P. Oatham; Winston Johnson (2008). "How free access internet resources benefit biodiversity and conservation research: Trinidad and Tobago's endemic plants and their conservation status". Oryx. 42 (2): 400–07. doi: 10.1017/S0030605308007321 .