Podocarpus gibbsii N.E.Gray

Species

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

Characteristics

Tree 2.5-20 m tall. Foliage buds 4-9 mm long. Juvenile leaves linear, acute, 4-9 cm by 5-9 mm. Adult leaves linear to ovate, 2-5 cm by 4-7 mm, acute to almost rounded at the apex, narrowed at the base to a 1-3 mm petiole; midrib above weakly developed, 0.5-0.7 mm wide and 0.1-0.2 mm high and often collapsing upon drying leaving a weak depression with a narrow ridge in the centre, upper hypo-derm continuous. Pollen cones 1-1.5 cm, sessile, solitary or occasionally a pair; apex of microsporo-phyll triangular, up to 0.8 mm long. Seed-bearing structure on a peduncle at least 3 mm long; foliola 4 mm long; receptacle formed of two unequal bracts; mature seed unknown.
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 2.5 - 20.0
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Root diameter (meter) 0.6
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Environment

Mossy ridges between 1200 and 2400 m, mostly or always on ultrabasic soil.
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Distribution

Podocarpus gibbsii world distribution map, present in Malaysia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:687991-1
WFO ID wfo-0000485217
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Synonyms

Podocarpus gibbsii