Nageia nagi

Podocarpaceae Nageia nagi (Thunb.) Kuntze

Etymology
Nageia refers to ‘Nagi’, the Japanese common name for the sole Nageia species that exists on Japan (Nageia nagi).
nagi refers to the Japanese common name for this species.

Colloquial Name
Asian barberry

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 36, CHC, CHC-HU, CHH, CHS, 38, JAP, JAP-HN, JAP-KY, JAP-SH, NNS, TAI

Habitat
The natural habitats for Nageia nagi are subtropical/tropical dry forests, subtropical/tropical moist lowland forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 1200 up to 1200 metres. Other conifers associated with Nageia nagi are:

USDA Hardiness zone – 8
Nageia nagi is hardy to USDA Zone 8 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -12.2C (10F) to -6.7C (20F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Nageia nagi is unknown. There are ongoing threats for Nageia nagi and they are listed as follows:

• 1 Habitat Loss & Degradation
  • 1.1 Agriculture & Forestry
• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.2 Biological Resource Use
  • 2.1 Logging & Wood Harvesting

IUCN Category – NT
According to the IUCN Red List, Nageia nagi has been assigned the status of NT(Near Threatened). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species is not threatened, but is close to having this status.

Superordinate Taxa
The nearest superordinate taxon for Nageia nagi is Nageia. The coordinate taxa for Nageia nagi are therefore:

Nageia nagi is also placed under Podocarpaceae.

Cultivars
‘Variegata’