Podocarpus lambertii

Podocarpaceae Podocarpus lambertii Klotzsch ex Endl.

Etymology
Podocarpus refers to ‘foot fruit’; indicating the fleshy receptacle and seed complex, found in Podocarpus species.
lambertii refers to the botanist A. B. Lambert, who researched Pinus.

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
8, 84, BZL, BZL-MG, BZL-RJ, BZL-SP, BZS, BZS-PR, BZS-RS, BZS-SC, 85, AGE, AGE-MI

Habitat
The natural habitats for Podocarpus lambertii are subtropical/tropical dry forests, subtropical/tropical dry grasslands. The natural elevation is unknown. There are no conifers associated with Podocarpus lambertii that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 10
Podocarpus lambertii is hardy to USDA Zone 10 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -1.1C (30F) to 4.4C (40F).

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

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

IUCN Category – NT
According to the IUCN Red List, Podocarpus lambertii 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 Podocarpus lambertii is Podocarpus. The coordinate taxa for Podocarpus lambertii are therefore:

Podocarpus lambertii is also placed under Podocarpaceae.