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Podocarpus celatus

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Podocarpus celatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Araucariales
Family: Podocarpaceae
Genus: Podocarpus
Species:
P. celatus
Binomial name
Podocarpus celatus

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

Description

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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

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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][1]

Ecology

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

References

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  1. ^ a b Farjon, A. (2013). "Podocarpus celatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T42493A2982839. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T42493A2982839.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ Gonzáles, Rocío Rojas; Werff, Henk van der (2010). Flora del Río Cenepa, Amazonas, Perú (in Spanish). Vol. 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. ^ a b 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.
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