Podocarpus orarius is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is a tree native to the Louisiade Archipelago east of New Guinea, and to Choiseul, Guadalcanal, and Santa Isabel islands in the southern Solomon Islands.[2][3] It is a large tree, growing up to 35 meters tall.[3] It grows in tropical coastal and lowland rainforest from sea level to 60 meters elevation, and up to 460 m on Guadalcanal.[1][3]
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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. orarius
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| Podocarpus orarius R.R.Mill & M.Whiting (2012)
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References
edit- ^ a b Mill, R. & Gardner, M. 2013. Podocarpus orarius. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T18153764A18153767. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T18153764A18153767.en. Accessed 9 January 2024.
- ^ a b Podocarpus orarius R.R.Mill & M.Whiting. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ a b c David J. de Laubenfels "New Sections and Species of Podocarpus Based on the Taxonomic Status of P. neriifolius (Podocarpaceae) in Tropical Asia," Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature 24(2), 133-152, (22 September 2015). https://doi.org/10.3417/2012091