Podocarpus guatemalensis Standl.

Species

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

Characteristics

A perennial dioecious evergreen tree. It grows 20m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination anemogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 20.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

A canopy tree of mixed conifer-angiosperm forest or pine forest, growing on well-drained sites on hills of metamorphic rocks in Belize, it is also found in swamp forests; at elevations up to 1,400 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses gum material wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Podocarpus guatemalensis habit picture by SINAC Pérez Greivin (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Podocarpus guatemalensis leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Podocarpus guatemalensis leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Podocarpus guatemalensis leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Fruit

Podocarpus guatemalensis fruit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Podocarpus guatemalensis fruit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Podocarpus guatemalensis fruit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Podocarpus guatemalensis world distribution map, present in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Podocarpus guatemalensis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:204582-2
WFO ID wfo-0000490837
COL ID 4KQ3J
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Podocarpus allenii Podocarpus guatemalensis Podocarpus guatemalensis var. allenii Podocarpus guatemalensis subsp. allenii Podocarpus guatemalensis subsp. pinetorum Podocarpus guatemalensis var. pinetorum Podocarpus pinetorum