Podocarpus insularis De Laub.

Small to medium-sized tree, 3-39 m tall, up to 20-60 cm diam., bole up to 24 m. Foliage buds 2.5-3 mm long and up to 3.5 mm diam., the primary bud scales strongly spreading. Juvenile leaves linear, to 15 by 1.4 cm. Adult leaves elliptic, 5.5-9 cm by 7-9 mm, apex acute, narrowed at the base to a 3-4 mm petiole; midrib above 0.3 mm high with vertical sides, 0.3 mm wide. Pollen cones solitary or in threes, sessile or with a short peduncle. Receptacle red when mature.

A canopy tree in sub-montane to montane rainforest, usually scattered, but locally common, attaining considerable size in sheltered forests, but a low, stunted tree on exposed mountain ridges; at elevations from near sea level to 1,500 metres.

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.