Class
Order
Family
Classification
Subordinate Taxa
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Podocarpus L'Her. ex Pers., Syn. Pl. (Persoon) 2, 580 (1807), nom. cons.
Type Taxon:
Description
Plants dioec., rarely monoec.; seeds axillary or terminal. Male strobili solitary or several together, or in spikes, sessile or pedunculate, with sterile scales at base; sporophylls us. ∞, bisporangiate, imbricate along axis, apiculus short. Female branchlets us. solitary, pedunculate, with basal scales; receptacle us. swollen and fleshy. Carpidia 1–2, 1-ovulate; ovule not exceeding epimatium, which is connate with the inverted ovule, concrescent with the integument. Seed nutlike or drupelike, cots 2. Shrubs or trees, widespread.
[From: Allan (1961) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 1.]
Biostatus
Indigenous (Non-endemic)
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Indigenous (Endemic) | 4 |
| Exotic: Casual | 5 |
| Total | 9 |
Bibliography
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
Persoon, C. H. 1806–1807: Synopsis plantarum, seu enchiridium botanicum, complectens enumerationem systematicam specierum hucusque cognitarum. Vol. 2. Cramerum et Tubingæ, Paris.
