Falcatifolium papuanum De Laub.

Species

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Characteristics

Tree 6-22 m tall, 8-40 cm diam. Seedling leaves 6-18 by 0.6-0.8 mm. Juvenile leaves the same as the smaller adult leaves, glaucous beneath. Adult leaves falcate and then more or less linear in the distal part of the leaf or tapering slightly, narrowing almost abruptly to an apiculate apex, the apex occasionally bent slightly forward, 10-20 by 2-4 mm. Pollen cones 5-13 mm long and 2-2.5 mm diam. Receptacle and seed each 6-7 mm long.
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Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination anemogamy
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Mature height (meter) 10.5 - 18.5
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Environment

Understory tree of moist mountain forests, often associated with Nothofagus spp., Myrtaceae and other Podocarpaceae, 1500-2400 m.
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Understorey of moist mountain forests. at elevations from 1,500-2,400 metres.
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Uses material medicinal timber wood
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Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
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Distribution

Falcatifolium papuanum world distribution map, present in Papua New Guinea

Conservation status

Falcatifolium papuanum threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:687977-1
WFO ID wfo-0000685769
COL ID 3DT5R
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Synonyms

Dacrydium papuanum Falcatifolium papuanum