Podocarpaceae Nageia wallichiana (Presl) Kuntze
Etymology
Nageia refers to ‘Nagi’, the Japanese common name for the sole Nageia species that exists on Japan (Nageia nagi).
wallichiana refers to the botanist N. Wallich, who collected the type specimen.
Colloquial Name
Wallich’s barberry
Distribution
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TDWG Codes
3, 36, CHC, CHC-YN, 4, 40, ASS, ASS-AS, ASS-MA, ASS-ME, IND, IND-KE, 41, AND, AND-AN, CBD, LAO, MYA, NCB, THA, VIE, 42, BOR, BOR-BR, BOR-KA, BOR-SB, BOR-SR, JAW, LSI, LSI-LS, MLY, MLY-PM, MOL, PHI, SUL, SUM, 43, NWG, NWG-IJ, NWG-PN
Habitat
The natural habitats for Nageia wallichiana are subtropical/tropical dry forests, subtropical/tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical/tropical moist montane forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 1 up to 2100 metres. Other conifers associated with Nageia wallichiana are:
USDA Hardiness zone – 9
Nageia wallichiana is hardy to USDA Zone 9 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -6.7C (20F) to -1.1C (30F).
Species Continuity
The population trend for Nageia wallichiana is decreasing. There are ongoing threats for Nageia wallichiana and they are listed as follows:
IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Nageia wallichiana has been assigned the status of LC(Least Concern). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species is not qualified as threatened.
Superordinate Taxa
The nearest superordinate taxon for Nageia wallichiana is Nageia. The coordinate taxa for Nageia wallichiana are therefore:
Nageia wallichiana is also placed under Podocarpaceae.
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