Biology:Podocarpus oblongus

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Short description: Species of conifer

Podocarpus oblongus
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Araucariales
Family: Podocarpaceae
Genus: Podocarpus
Species:
P. oblongus
Binomial name
Podocarpus oblongus
de Laub. (2015)
Synonyms[1]
  • Podocarpus rumphii subsp. aruensis (Silba) Silba (2010)
  • Podocarpus rumphii var. aruensis Silba (2000)

Podocarpus oblongus is a species of conifer in family Podocarpaceae.[1] It is a tree native to western New Guinea, where it inhabits the southern Vogelkop Peninsula and the Aru Islands.[2]

It is a large tree growing up to 27 meters tall. It is distinguished by globular foliage buds, linear-oblong leaves 10–17 cm long by 1.4–2.7 cm wide, broadly acute to slightly acuminate apices, and pollen cones in groups of two or three or less often solitary. It resembles Podocarpus rumphii, but differs in having shorter leaves (10–17 cm, vs. 16–24 cm for P. rumphii), pollen cones in groups of three or fewer, and overlapping rather than imbricate scales on foliage buds.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Podocarpus oblongus de Laub. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  2. 2.0 2.1 David J. de Laubenfels "New Sections and Species of Podocarpus Based on the Taxonomic Status of P. neriifolius (Podocarpaceae) in Tropical Asia," Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature 24(2), 133-152, (22 September 2015). https://doi.org/10.3417/2012091

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