Podocarpus orarius

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Podocarpus orarius is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is a tree native to the Louisiade Archipelago east of New Guinea, and to Choiseul, Guadalcanal, and Santa Isabel islands in the southern Solomon Islands.[2][3] It is a large tree, growing up to 35 meters tall.[3] It grows in tropical coastal and lowland rainforest from sea level to 60 meters elevation, and up to 460 m on Guadalcanal.[1][3]

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Podocarpus orarius
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Araucariales
Family: Podocarpaceae
Genus: Podocarpus
Species:
P. orarius
Binomial name
Podocarpus orarius
R.R.Mill & M.Whiting (2012)
Synonyms[2]
  • Podocarpus spathoides subsp. solomonensis (Silba) Silba (2010)
  • Podocarpus spathoides var. solomonensis Silba (2000)
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