Prumnopitys harmsiana

Prumnopitys harmsiana
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:	Prumnopitys
Species:	P. harmsiana
Binomial name
Prumnopitys harmsiana (Pilg.) de Laub.
Synonyms
Podocarpus harmsianusPilg.

Prumnopitys harmsiana (ulcumano; syn. Podocarpus harmsianus Pilg.) is a species of Prumnopitys , native to the Andes in Bolivia, Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela. It is in the family Podocarpaceae, and an IUCN Near Threatened species.

Description

Prumnopitys harmsiana is a medium-sized tree similar to Prumnopitys andina . The leaves are 2–3 cm long and 2–3 mm broad, with a short spine tip.

The cones are highly modified, bearing a few drupe-like seeds, each seed with a thin fleshy coat.

References

1. Gardner, M. (2013). "Prumnopitys harmsiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013 e.T32287A2812675. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T32287A2812675.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.

• Dallimore, W., & Jackson, A. B. (1966). A Handbook of Coniferae and Ginkgoaceae, 4th ed. Arnold, London.