Podocarpus celatus

Podocarpus celatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Division:Pinophyta
Class:Pinopsida
Order:Pinales
Family:Podocarpaceae
Genus:Podocarpus
Species: P. celatus
Binomial name
Podocarpus celatus
de Laub.

Podocarpus celatus is a species of conifer in the Podocarpaceae family. It is found in the Amazon rainforest.

Description

Trees 10–25 m high; with narrowly elliptic or oblong leaves, 5–15 cm long and 1–2 cm wide; male cones 2–3 cm long; seeds 5–6 mm long.[2][3]

Distribution and habitat

P. celatus grows in lowland rainforests and low montane rainforests between 130 m and 1400 m of elevation in Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela and Bolivia.[4][5]

Ecology

This species grows on poor soil types: lateritic, sandstone and white sand.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Farjon, A. (2013). "Podocarpus celatus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2013: e.T42493A2982839. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T42493A2982839.en. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  2. ↑ Gonzáles, Rocío Rojas; Werff, Henk van der (2010). Flora del Río Cenepa, Amazonas, Perú (in Spanish). 1. Missouri Botanical Garden Press. p. 122. ISBN 9781930723931.
  3. ↑ Alanes, Daniel (2012). Tratamiento taxonómico y distribución potencial de las especies de Podocarpaceae en Bolivia (Thesis). Universidad Mayor de San Andrés. p. 37.
  4. 1 2 Farjon, Aljos; Filer, Denis (2013). An Atlas of the World's Conifers: An Analysis of their Distribution, Biogeography, Diversity and Conservation Status. BRILL. p. 438. ISBN 9789004211810.
  5. ↑ "Podocarpus celatus". www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved 2017-07-23.


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