Plant descriptions ²

Linear leaves, the apex acute, mostly very attenuate and sessile to the base, 2.5-5 cm long. Solitary cone or sometimes clustered by 2-3. Cylindrical peduncles, 2-3 cm long to 3.5-4.5 mm diameter. Microsporophyll acute, 1,5 mm long. Fruit 16-18 mm long to 10-11 mm diameter. Seeds with fleshy covering.

Elevation ²

1 000 - 2 000 m.

Reference ²

J. de LAUBENFELS 1972. 18è Famille - Podocarpaceae. Flore de Madagascar (Plantes vasculaires). Ed. Imprimerie Officielle Tananarive. 25 p.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) linah, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by linah
2. (c) Romer Rabarijaona, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• African Plants - a photo guide
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• eFloras.org
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
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