Podocarpus sprucei
| Podocarpus sprucei | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Pinales |
| Family: | Podocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Podocarpus |
| Species: | P. sprucei |
| Binomial name | |
| Podocarpus sprucei Parl. | |
Podocarpus sprucei is a species of conifer in the Podocarpaceae family. It is found largely in Ecuador and Peru.
Description
Tree to 20 m high (smaller at the highest elevations), with reddish brown scaly bark.[1][2] Leaves elliptic to linear, dark green, stiff, 2-7 cm long, apex acute, midrib on upper side a continuous shallow groove.[1] Male cones in gropus of 3-10 on 1.5-2.5 cm long peduncles, each cone up to 1 cm long.[1][2] Seed cones axillary, solitary, purple-red when ripe; seed globose, 5-8 mm long.[1]
Distribution and habitat
P. sprucei can be found in cloud forests at 1800-3900 m of elevation in Ecuador and northern Peru.[2][3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Buchholz, John T.; Gray, Netta E. (1948). "A taxonomic revision of Podocarpus: IV the American species of section Eupodocarpus, sub-sections C and D". Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. 29 (2): 123–151.
- 1 2 3 Farjon, Aljos (2017). A Handbook of the World's Conifers (2 vols.): Revised and Updated Edition. BRILL. p. 929. ISBN 9789004324510.
- ↑ "Podocarpus sprucei". www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
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