Biology:Podocarpus guatemalensis

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Short description: Species of conifer

Podocarpus guatemalensis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Araucariales
Family: Podocarpaceae
Genus: Podocarpus
Species:
P. guatemalensis
Binomial name
Podocarpus guatemalensis
Standley

Podocarpus guatemalensis is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. Its common names include ocotillo de llano, cypress de montaña, cipresillo, alfajillo, pinillo, palo de oro, and piño de montaña.[1]

Distribution

Podocarpus guatemalensis is a shrub and/or small tree found in namesake Guatemala, and also from southern Mexico through Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama in Central America, to Venezuela and Colombia in northern South America.[1]

Podocarpus guatemalensis is a species of least concern on the IUCN Red List. Some populations are threatened by habitat destruction, but some occur in protected areas.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3753473 entry