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Podocarpaceae

38 species · Plants

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Podocarpus salignus D.Don

Podocarpus salignus is a threatened Chilean evergreen conifer cultivated ornamentally and used for timber.

Podocarpus costalis C.Presl

Podocarpus costalis C.Presl is a small shrubby tree often confused with P. polystachyus due to similar habitats and leaves.

Podocarpus nakaii Hayata

Podocarpus nakaii is an endemic Taiwanese conifer with valuable extracts, used as an ornamental garden plant.

Podocarpus acutifolius Kirk

Needle-leaved tōtara (Podocarpus acutifolius) is an endemic New Zealand conifer found in the South Island’s lowland and montane habitats.

Podocarpus drouynianus F.Muell.

Podocarpus drouynianus F.Muell. is a slow-growing dioecious conifer shrub native to Western Australia, with edible fruit and appealing foliage.

Podocarpus lawrencei Hook.f.

Podocarpus lawrencei Hook.f., or mountain plum-pine, is an Australian conifer used in cultivation for bonsai, hedging, and indoor planting.

Podocarpus nubigenus Lindl.

Podocarpus nubigenus is the world's southernmost podocarp, endemic to temperate forests of southern Chile and southwestern Argentina.

Podocarpus matudae Lundell

Podocarpus matudae is a large evergreen conifer native to montane forests of Mexico and northern Central America, with two recognized subspecies.

Podocarpus spinulosus (Sm.) R.Br. ex Mirb.

Podocarpus spinulosus is a small shrub podocarp native to eastern Australian coastal warm-temperate regions, with edible fleshy cones.

Retrophyllum minus (Carrière) C.N.Page

Retrophyllum minus is a small conifer from southern Grande Terre, and the only known rheophytic conifer.

Retrophyllum rospigliosii (Pilg.) C.N.Page

Retrophyllum rospigliosii is a dioecious evergreen rainforest tree native to montane forests of northwestern South America.

Manoao colensoi (Hook.) Molloy

Manoao colensoi is the only species of the New Zealand endemic genus Manoao, a slow-growing evergreen timber tree.

Lepidothamnus laxifolius (Hook.f.) Quinn

Lepidothamnus laxifolius is a likely world's smallest conifer, a scrambling prostrate shrub native to New Zealand's alpine and some lowland areas.

Microcachrys tetragona (Hook.) Hook.f.

Microcachrys tetragona is the only species in its endemic Tasmanian dioecious conifer genus, producing small edible red summer berries.

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