Biology:Retrophyllum minus

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Short description: Species of conifer

Retrophyllum minus
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Araucariales
Family: Podocarpaceae
Genus: Retrophyllum
Species:
R. minus
Binomial name
Retrophyllum minus
(Carrière) C.N.Page
Retrophyllum minus is native to New Caledonia[2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Decussocarpus minus (Carrière) de Laub.
  • Nageia minor Carrière
  • Podocarpus minus (Carrière) Parl.
  • Podocarpus palustris J.Buchholz

Retrophyllum minus, the bois bouchon, is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is endemic to New Caledonia.[1]

Description

Juvenile foliage.

It is a sparsely branched small tree rarely exceeding 3 metres (10 ft) in height[3] with a flared trunk, reminiscent of Taxodium distichum and Nyssa aquatica, which tapers towards the top and has rough bark.[4] It produces pear-shaped berry-like cones that are dark red when mature.[4]

Habitat

Retrophyllum minus in its natural habitat

The species occurs near rivers and lakes of the Plaine des Lakes in the south of Grande Terre.[4] It is a rheophyte (grows in running water), the only such conifer known.[5]

Conservation

It is threatened by habitat loss to mining and wildfire.[1] It is a protected species.[6]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Thomas, P. (2010). "Retrophyllum minus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T34108A9837487.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/34108/9837487. Retrieved 19 November 2021. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Retrophyllum minus (Carrière) C.N.Page" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/946469-1. Retrieved 17 July 2023. 
  3. ↑ Hogan, Sean (2004). Flora - The Gardener's Bible. Willoughby, New South Wales: Global Book Publishing. p. 912 with photo. ISBN 1-74048-097-X. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Retrophyllum minus (Carrière) C.N.Page" (in fr). endemia.nc. http://www.endemia.nc/flore/fiche84.html. 
  5. ↑ "Dendrology Shorts: Retrophyllum minus". 10 March 2019. https://medium.com/@AlexanderMKoch/dendrology-shorts-retrophyllum-minus-f649f10dc369. 
  6. ↑ "Retrophyllum minus (Carrière) C.N.Page, 1989". Inventaire National du Patrimoine Naturel. https://inpn.mnhn.fr/espece/cd_nom/673714?lg=en. 

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