Podocarpus glomeratus
| Podocarpus glomeratus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Pinales |
| Family: | Podocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Podocarpus |
| Species: | P. glomeratus |
| Binomial name | |
| Podocarpus glomeratus D.Don | |
| Synonyms | |
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Podocarpus glomeratus is a species of conifer tree in the Podocarpaceae family. It is native to the montane rainforests of Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru; between 1800–3600 meters above sea level.[1][2]
Description
Shrubs or trees up to 20 m. high,[3] with dark brown bark.[3][4] Leaves are 2–5 cm. long, 2–4 mm. wide; rigid and almost erect, linear-lanceolate or sometimes almost falcate; light grayish green and shiny above, whitish beneath; the base narrowed into a very short petiole; the tip ending in a stiff pungent prickle.[3][4] Pollen cones up to 6 mm. long, clustered in groups of 6 on slender peduncles 8–12 mm. long. Ovulate cones sessile or on peduncles up to 4 mm. long,with a receptacle 5–6 mm. long. Seed 5 mm. long, subglobose.[4][5]
Distribution and Habitat
Podocarpus glomeratus is found in Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru at an altitudinal range between 1800 and 3600 m (in montane cloud forests).[3] It is an indicator species of primary forest.[3]
References
- 1 2 Gardner, M. (2013). "Podocarpus glomeratus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ↑ "Podocarpus glomeratus". Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Reynel, Carlos; Marcelo, Jose Luis (2009). Árboles de los Ecosistemas Forestales Andinos (PDF) (in Spanish). Lima: ECOBONA. pp. 116–117.
- 1 2 3 Buchholz, J.T.; Gray, N.E. (1948). "A taxonomic revision of Podocarpus---IV. The American species of section Eupodocarpus, subsection C and D". Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. 29 (2): 142.
- ↑ Macbride, J.F. (1937). "Taxaceae". Flora of Peru. 13 (1/1). Field Museum of Natural History. p. 83.