Podocarpus magnifolius is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Peru, Panama and Venezuela.
| Podocarpus magnifolius | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Araucariales |
| Family: | Podocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Podocarpus |
| Species: | P. magnifolius
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| Binomial name | |
| Podocarpus magnifolius J.Buchholz & N.E.Gray
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Description
editTrees 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
editPodocarpus 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Farjon, Aljos (2017). A Handbook of the World's Conifers (2 vols.): Revised and Updated Edition. BRILL. p. 889. ISBN 9789004324510.
- ^ a b "Podocarpus magnifolius | description". conifers.org. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
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