Podocarpus brevifolius Foxw.

Small, often gnarled, sometimes conical tree 2-7.5 m tall. Foliage bud 3.4-4 mm long, primary scales erect, spreading at their tips, occasionally somewhat longer than the bud itself. Juvenile leaves 5-8 cm by 6-9 mm, narrowly acute. Adult leaves elliptical, 2-5 cm by 4-6.5 mm, acute, narrowed at the base to a broad 1-2 mm petiole, slightly revolute; midrib above a narrow ridge 0.2 mm wide and 0.1 mm high. Seed-bearing structure on a 2-4 mm peduncle; foliola c. 3 mm long; receptacle 6-8 mm long. Seed with its covering 10-12 (including a small crest) by 6.5 mm.

Locally common in upper montane to subalpine dwarf forest, found most commonly on ultramafic substrate and also on granite, among boulders or from crevices; at elevations from 1,350-3,800 metres.

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.