Podocarpus borneensis De Laub.

Species

Gymnosperms > Cupressales > Podocarpaceae > Podocarpus l'hér. ex

Characteristics

Small to medium-sized tree, (2—)5—12(—23) m tall, 2.5-21 cm diam. Foliage buds 4-10 mm long, the primary scales erect. Juvenile leaves linear, to 16 by 1.4 cm. Adult leaves linear to ovate, (2.5-)4-7.5 (-9) cm by 8-13 mm, narrowing at the base to a 3-5 mm petiole, more or less acute but usually slightly rounded at the apex, thick, with abundant auxiliary sclereids, midrib above prominent, 1 mm wide and 0.3 mm high, often drying to a channel below, often crowded around the foliage bud. Pollen cones solitary or in threes, sessile or on a short peduncle. Seed-bearing structure on a 2 mm peduncle, receptacle red when mature. Seed with a small crest.
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Environment

Locally common or even dominant (Meru-rong Plateau) on mossy rocky ridges, or scattered in nearby forest, in high kerangas forest and on white, sandy soils, 700-2070 m, one collection from a swamp at 360 m.
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Locally common or even dominant on mossy rocky ridges, or scattered in nearby forest, in high kerangas forest and on white, sandy soils; at elevations from 700-2,070 metres.
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Uses timber wood
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Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
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Distribution

Podocarpus borneensis world distribution map, present in Malaysia

Conservation status

Podocarpus borneensis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:906887-1
WFO ID wfo-0000485644
COL ID 4KPZ8
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Synonyms

Podocarpus borneensis Podocarpus polystachyus var. rigidus