Podocarpus sprucei
Podocarpus sprucei is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is found largely in Ecuador and Peru.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Pinales |
| Family: | Podocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Podocarpus |
| Species: | P. sprucei |
| Binomial name | |
| Podocarpus sprucei Parl. | |
Description
Tree to 20 m high (smaller at the highest elevations), with reddish brown scaly bark.[2][3] Leaves elliptic to linear, dark green, stiff, 2–7 cm long, apex acute, midrib on upper side a continuous shallow groove.[2] Male cones in groups of 3-10 on 1.5-2.5 cm long peduncles, each cone up to 1 cm long.[2][3] Seed cones axillary, solitary, purple-red when ripe; seed globose, 5–8 mm long.[2]
Distribution and habitat
Podocarpus sprucei can be found in cloud forests at 1800–3900 m of elevation in Ecuador and northern Peru.[3][1]
References
- "Podocarpus sprucei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
- 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. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.26198.
- Farjon, Aljos (2017). A Handbook of the World's Conifers (2 vols.): Revised and Updated Edition. BRILL. p. 929. ISBN 9789004324510.
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