Podocarpus trinitensis

Podocarpus trinitensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Podocarpaceae
Genus: Podocarpus
Species: P. trinitensis
Binomial name
Podocarpus trinitensis
N.E.Gray

Podocarpus trinitensis is a species of conifer in the Podocarpaceae family. It is endemic to Trinidad and Tobago, where it has only been recorded from the island of Trinidad.[1] It has been recorded from 13 distinct localities in Trinidad, including sites in the Central Range and in central and eastern areas of the Northern Range.

Conservation status

Listed as Data Deficient by the IUCN,[2] the authors of a 2008 assessment of the endemic plant species of Trinidad and Tobago consider the species to be of least concern.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Van den Eynden, Veerle; Michael P. Oatham; Winston Johnson (2008). "How free access internet resources benefit biodiversity and conservation research: Trinidad and Tobago’s endemic plants and their conservation status". Oryx. 42 (2): 400–07. doi:10.1017/S0030605308007321.
  2. Conifer Specialist Group 2000. Podocarpus trinitensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007.


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