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Podocarpus epiphyticus

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

Podocarpus epiphyticus is a species of conifer in the Yew Pine family (Podocarpaceae). It is found only in Myanmar (Burma). It was discovered by David J. DeLaubenfels and John Silba in the Kachin state in the early 1980's. It is most notable for being the only epiphyte in the Podocarp family.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Conifer Specialist Group 1998. Podocarpus epiphyticus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007.
  2. ^ DeLaubenfels, David J.; Silba, John (February 1988). "Notes on Asian - Pacific Podocarpaceae - Podocarpus". Phytologia. 64 (4): 290–291.