''Podocarpus sprucei'' is a species of
conifer
Conifers are a group of conifer cone, cone-bearing Spermatophyte, seed plants, a subset of gymnosperms. Scientifically, they make up the phylum, division Pinophyta (), also known as Coniferophyta () or Coniferae. The division contains a single ...
in the family
Podocarpaceae. It is found largely in
Ecuador and
Peru.
Description
Tree to 20 m high (smaller at the highest elevations), with reddish brown scaly bark.
Leaves elliptic to linear, dark green, stiff, 2–7 cm long, apex acute,
midrib
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on upper side a continuous shallow groove.
Male cones in groups of 3–10 on 1.5-2.5 cm long peduncles, each cone up to 1 cm long.
Seed cones axillary, solitary, purple-red when ripe; seed globose, 5–8 mm long.
Distribution and habitat
''Podocarpus sprucei'' can be found in cloud forests at 1800–3900 m of elevation in Ecuador and northern Peru.
References
sprucei
Trees of Ecuador
Trees of Peru
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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