''Podocarpus pendulifolius'' is a species of
conifer in the family
Podocarpaceae
Podocarpaceae is a large family of mainly Southern Hemisphere conifers, known in English as podocarps, comprising about 156 species of evergreen trees and shrubs.James E. Eckenwalder. 2009. ''Conifers of the World''. Portland, Oregon: Timber Pr ...
. It is
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found else ...
to
Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...
. 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
pendulifolius
Endangered plants
Endemic flora of Venezuela
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Plants described in 1948
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