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Podocarpaceae is a large family of mainly Southern Hemisphere conifers, known in English as podocarps, comprising about 156 species of evergreen trees and shrubs. [1] It contains 19 genera if Phyllocladus is included and Manoao and Sundacarpus are recognized.
Podocarpus (/ ˌ p oʊ d ə ˈ k ɑːr p ə s / [2]) is a genus of conifers, the most numerous and widely distributed of the podocarp family, the Podocarpaceae. Podocarpus species are evergreen shrubs or trees, usually from 1 to 25 m (3 to 82 ft) tall, known to reach 40 m (130 ft) at times.
Podocarpaceae (podocarp family) Dacrydium: Dacrydium cupressinum: rimu Podocarpaceae (podocarp family) Podocarpus: Australasian podocarps; Podocarpus gracilior: East African yellowwood Podocarpaceae (podocarp family) Podocarpus henkelii: long-leafed yellowwood Podocarpaceae (podocarp family) Podocarpus macrophyllus: kusamaki; inumaki
Being from the family Podocarpaceae, it is a dioecious tree, that is, the male and female parts of the trees are on separate plants. [2] The pollen cones are catkins and the female cones, which mature in one year, are reduced fleshy bracts that contain a single inverted ovule. It requires wind for pollination; it cannot self-pollinate. [3]
The correct name for the Chilean conifer Lleuque (Podocarpaceae). New Zealand J. Bot. 37: 189–193. Available online [permanent dead link ] (pdf file). Mill, R. R. & Quinn, C. J. 2001. Prumnopitys andina reinstated as the correct name for 'lleuque', the Chilean conifer recently renamed P. spicata (Podocarpaceae). Taxon 50: 1143 - 1154. Abstract
Genera and species in the conifer family Podocarpaceae. ... Podocarpaceae genera (21 P) D. Dacrycarpus (10 P) Dacrydium (22 P) P. Podocarpus (108 P) Prumnopitys (10 P)
Dacrycarpus is a genus of conifers belonging to the family Podocarpaceae. [2] The genus includes nine species of dioecious evergreen trees and shrubs to 55–60 metres (180–197 ft) in height. [ 3 ]
Nageia is a genus of conifers belonging to the podocarp family Podocarpaceae. [4] Nageia includes evergreen shrubs and trees, from one to 54 meters in height. A 2009 treatment of the genus recognized five species. [5] Some authors consider Nageia formosensis to be a separate species from Nageia nagi, thus recognizing six species. The podocarp ...