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Short description: Species of conifer

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

Podocarpus celatus is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is found in the Amazon rainforest.

Description

Trees 10–25 m high; with narrowly elliptic or oblong leaves, 5–15 cm long and 1–2 cm wide; male cones 2–3 cm long; seeds 5–6 mm long.[2][3]

Distribution and habitat

Podocarpus celatus grows in lowland rainforests and low montane rainforests between 130 m and 1400 m of elevation in Brazil , Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela and Bolivia.[4][1]

Ecology

This species grows on poor soil types: lateritic, sandstone and white sand.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Farjon, A. (2013). "Podocarpus celatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T42493A2982839. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T42493A2982839.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/42493/2982839. Retrieved 11 November 2021. 
  2. Gonzáles, Rocío Rojas; Werff, Henk van der (2010) (in es). Flora del Río Cenepa, Amazonas, Perú. 1. Missouri Botanical Garden Press. pp. 122. ISBN 9781930723931. 
  3. Alanes, Daniel (2012). Tratamiento taxonómico y distribución potencial de las especies de Podocarpaceae en Bolivia (Thesis). Universidad Mayor de San Andrés. pp. 37. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Farjon, Aljos; Filer, Denis (2013) (in en). An Atlas of the World's Conifers: An Analysis of their Distribution, Biogeography, Diversity and Conservation Status. BRILL. pp. 438. ISBN 9789004211810. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5410603 entry