Podocarpus milanjianus Rendle

Species

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

Characteristics

Female strobili solitary; fertile scales 1 or 2; seed at maturity ("fruit") c. 1 cm. long, subglobose, drupe-like, green to purple, surmounting a fleshy, red to purple, glaucous receptacle, testa thin and brittle, enclosed in a thin, very resinous integument.
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Leaves 2–15 cm. x 5–12 mm., shortly petiolate, spreading, strap-shaped, margin long-attenuate in the upper half, stomata on the under surface only; juvenile leaves similar but often longer and slightly broader (see note p. 86).
Tree up to 35 m. tall with thin flaking reddish-brown bark.
Male cones solitary or paired, up to 5 cm. long, pinkish.
Seeds glaucous, on the large fleshy scarlet receptacle
Male cones flesh-pink about 1 in. long
A shrub, or tree up to 100 ft. high
Indigenous.
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Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination anemogamy
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Mature height (meter) 30.48
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Tropical evergreen rainforest, cloud forest, and dwarf forest at higher elevations; at elevations from 900-3,250 metres.
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Usage

Uses animal food material medicinal timber wood
Edible seeds
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Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
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Images

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Conservation status

Podocarpus milanjianus threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:263535-1
WFO ID wfo-0000485151
COL ID 4KQ53
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Synonyms

Podocarpus milanjianus Podocarpus ulugurensis Afrocarpus falcatus subsp. milanjianus Podocarpus milanjianus f. arborescens Podocarpus milanjiana var. ulugurensis