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Podocarpus alpinus R. Br. ex Hook. f. 1845Common NamesTaxonomic notesSyn.: Podocarpus totara G. Benn. ex D. Don var. alpinus (R. Br. ex Hook. f.) Carrière 1867; Nageia alpina (R. Br. ex Hook. f.) F. Muell. 1880; Podocarpus parvifolius Pan in Candolle 1868; Nageia parvifolia (Parl.) Kuntze 1891 (Farjon 1998). DescriptionA low straggling densely branched bush. Leaves crowded, straight or sickle-shaped, pointed (Exeter University website). RangeAustralia: New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania (Farjon 1998). Big TreeOldestDendrochronologyEthnobotanyUseful in its native habitat for the prevention of soil erosion (Exeter University website). ObservationsRemarksCitationsR. Br. ex Hook. f., London J. Bot. 4: 150 (1845). See AlsoP.256 in de Laubenfels 1985. P.168-169 in Gray 1956. Paleobotany of Australia and New Zealand conifers. back | Podocarpus | Podocarpaceae | home This page is from the Gymnosperm Database
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