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Retrophyllum

Page 1989

Common Names

Taxonomic notes

All species in this genus were part of Nageia until Page (1989) segregated them. Type: Retrophyllum vitiense.

Description

Range

Range

Malesia, New Caledonia, Brazil, Venezuela and Colombia (Farjon 1998).

Oldest

Dendrochronology

Ethnobotany

Observations

Remarks

Plants of this genus have been found in early Miocene (about 20 million years ago) sediments in southern New Zealand (Pole 2007).

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