Falcatifolium

Falcatifolium is a genus of conifers of the family Podocarpaceae. The genus includes evergreen dioecious shrubs and large trees of up to 36 metres (118 ft). Five species are presently recognized. The genus was first described by de Laubenfels in 1969, and is composed of species formerly classified in genus Dacrydium.

Falcatifolium
Falcatifolium gruezoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Gymnospermae
Division:	Pinophyta
Class:	Pinopsida
Order:	Araucariales
Family:	Podocarpaceae
Genus:	Falcatifolium de Laub.
Type species
Falcatifolium falciforme (Parlatore) de Laub.
Species
F. angustum F. falciforme F. gruezoi F. papuanum F. sleumeri F. taxoides

The Facatifolium genus ranges from New Caledonia to the Malay Peninsula, including New Guinea, the Indonesian islands of Sulawesi, Borneo, and the Obi and Riau Islands, and the Philippine island of Mindoro.

Falcatifolium taxoides from New Caledonia is the exclusive host of the Parasitaxus usta, the only known parasitic gymnosperm.

Phylogeny

Phylogeny of Falcatifolium[1][2]
F. papuanum de Laubenfels F. falciforme (Parlatore) de Laubenfels F. taxoides (Brongniart & Gris) de Laubenfels