Podocarpus sprucei | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Gymnospermae |
Division: | Pinophyta |
Class: | Pinopsida |
Order: | Araucariales |
Family: | Podocarpaceae |
Genus: | Podocarpus |
Species: | P. sprucei
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Binomial name | |
Podocarpus sprucei Parl.
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Podocarpus sprucei is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is found largely in Ecuador and Peru.
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]
Podocarpus sprucei can be found in cloud forests at 1800–3900 m of elevation in Ecuador and northern Peru. [3] [1]
Podocarpus sprucei | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Gymnospermae |
Division: | Pinophyta |
Class: | Pinopsida |
Order: | Araucariales |
Family: | Podocarpaceae |
Genus: | Podocarpus |
Species: | P. sprucei
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Binomial name | |
Podocarpus sprucei Parl.
|
Podocarpus sprucei is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is found largely in Ecuador and Peru.
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]
Podocarpus sprucei can be found in cloud forests at 1800–3900 m of elevation in Ecuador and northern Peru. [3] [1]