Podocarpus magnifolius

Podocarpus magnifolius is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Peru, Panama and Venezuela.

Podocarpus magnifolius
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Gymnospermae
Division:	Pinophyta
Class:	Pinopsida
Order:	Araucariales
Family:	Podocarpaceae
Genus:	Podocarpus
Species:	P. magnifolius
Binomial name
Podocarpus magnifolius J.Buchholz & N.E.Gray

Description

Trees up to 30 m tall, dark brown bark. Leaves elliptic to oblong, 3–29 cm long and 1.2–3 cm wide, apex acumiunate, base cuneate. Male cones axillary, sessile, solitary, up to 5 cm long. Ovules on a receptacle of 1.2 cm long, at the end of a 1–2 cm long peduncle. Seed ovoid, bright red, 1 cm long.^[2][3]

Distribution and habitat

Podocarpus magnifolius can be found from Panama and eastern Venezuela south to Bolivia in montane and cloud forests from 850 to 2900 m.^[2][3]