Podocarpus celatus

Species of conifer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Gymnospermae
Division:Pinophyta
Class:Pinopsida
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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
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Description

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

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

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

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