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Podocarpus pendulifolius

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Species of conifer

Podocarpus pendulifolius
Conservation status

Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Araucariales
Family: Podocarpaceae
Genus: Podocarpus
Species: P. pendulifolius
Binomial name
Podocarpus pendulifolius
Buchh. & N.E. Gray

Podocarpus pendulifolius is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is endemic to Venezuela. Its common names include Pino Carbón and Pino Hayuco.

This tree grows in rainforest habitat, sometimes at high elevation just below the páramo. At elevation it may take a dwarfed form, but otherwise it may grow to 20 meters in height.

References

  1. ^ Farjon, A. (2013). "Podocarpus pendulifolius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T34093A2845128. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T34093A2845128.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
Taxon identifiers
Podocarpus pendulifolius


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