Range of Nageia maxima (de Laubenfels 1988). Adapted from a map by www.expediamaps.com.
Nageia maxima
Landin paya [Naman Forest Res.] (de Laubenfels 1988).
Syn: Decussocarpus maximus de Laubenfels; Podocarpus maximus (de Laubenfels) Gaussen (de Laubenfels 1988).
"Erect shrub to tree, 1-10 m high. Leaves (8-) 16-34 by (3-) 6-9.5 cm, acuminate, 2.5-3.5 times as long as broad; petiole 4-10 mm. Pollen cones in groups of up to 9 on a 3-10 mm peduncle, 12-20 by 2.5-3 mm. Apex of microsporophyll more or less lanceolate, 0.5-1 mm long. Seed-bearing structure solitary or grouped to as many as five on a scaly shoot c. 6 mm long, the individual peduncles up to 12 mm long, not forming a fleshy receptacle. Seed and its cover 16-188 mm diam." (de Laubenfels 1988).
Borneo: Sarawak, very local. Locally common in the understory of rainforest on ridge in Bako National Park and in the peat-swamp forest, from ca. 0-120 m (de Laubenfels 1988).
The IUCN classifies this taxon as "Endangered." The population is characterised by a small area of occupancy and number of locations (typically less than five). It is prone to the effects of human activities (or chance events whose impact is increased by human activities) within a very short period of time in an unforeseeable future, and is thus capable of becoming critically endangered or even extinct in a very short period.
No data as of 2023.02.21.
No data as of 2023.02.21.
No data as of 2023.02.21.
The epithet maxima refers to the exceptionally large leaves.
The species account at Threatened Conifers of the World.
Last Modified 2023-02-26
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