Podocarpus spinulosus
| Podocarpus spinulosus | |
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| Podocarpus spinulosus at Chatswood West, Australia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Pinales |
| Family: | Podocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Podocarpus |
| Species: | P. spinulosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Podocarpus spinulosus (Sm.) R.Br. ex Mirb. | |
Podocarpus spinulosus, the Dwarf Plum Pine or Spiny-leaf Podocarp, is a species of podocarp native to the warm-temperate coastal regions of New South Wales and southern Queensland. It is generally an understorey shrub, rarely growing more than 2 m tall.
It was first described by James Edward Smith in 1817 as Taxus spinulosa.[1] It was reclassified 'as Podocarpus spinulosus in 1825.[2]
The leaves are needle-like, 2–8 cm (0.79–3.15 in) long, sharply pointed, green above and with glaucous stomatal bands beneath. The cones are berry-like, with a fleshy, edible purple-black aril 1–2 cm (0.39–0.79 in) long and one (rarely two) apical seed 1 cm (0.5 in) long.[3]
References
- ↑ "Taxus spinulosa Sm.". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ↑ "Podocarpus spinulosus (Sm.) R.Br. ex Mirb.". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ↑ G. J. Harden. "New South Wales Flora Online: Podocarpus spinulosus". Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia.
- Conifer Specialist Group (1998). "Podocarpus spinulosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2006. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 12 May 2006.
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