Podocarpus alpinus

Podocarpus alpinus
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Podocarpaceae
Genus: Podocarpus
Species: P. alpinus
Binomial name
Podocarpus alpinus
R.Br. ex Hook.f.

Podocarpus alpinus is a species of conifer in the Podocarpaceae family. It is a shrub about 2-2.5 m tall (6.5-8 ft). It is found only in Australia (New South Wales, Victoria, and Tasmania).

Cultivation and uses

It has tolerated to about -25°C (-13°F) in the British Islands, lower temperatures than all ever recorded in its natural habitat. It needs heavy rainfalls. Slow-growing plant.

Description

A low straggling densely branched bush. Leaves are crowded, straight or sickle-shaped and pointed.[1]

References and external links

  1. http://www.conifers.org/po/Podocarpus_alpinus.php