Podocarpus celatus
Podocarpus celatus is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is found in the Amazon rainforest.
| Podocarpus celatus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Pinales |
| Family: | Podocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Podocarpus |
| Species: | P. celatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Podocarpus celatus de Laub. | |
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
Podocarpus 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
- Farjon, A. (2013). "Podocarpus celatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T42493A2982839. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T42493A2982839.en.
- 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.
- Alanes, Daniel (2012). Tratamiento taxonómico y distribución potencial de las especies de Podocarpaceae en Bolivia (Thesis). Universidad Mayor de San Andrés. p. 37.
- 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.
- "Podocarpus celatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
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