Podocarpus latifolius

Podocarpaceae Podocarpus latifolius (Thunb.) R. Br. ex Mirb.

Etymology
Podocarpus refers to ‘foot fruit’; indicating the fleshy receptacle and seed complex, found in Podocarpus species.
latifolius refers to ‘broad leaves’; indicating its leaves are quite broad.

Colloquial Name
Broad-leaved Yellowwood, True Yellowwood

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
2, 27, CPP, CPP-EC, CPP-WC, LES, NAT, OFS, SWZ, TVL, TVL-GA, TVL-MP, TVL-NP, TVL-NW

Habitat
The natural habitats for Podocarpus latifolius are subtropical/tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical/tropical moist montane forests. The natural elevation is unknown. There are no conifers associated with Podocarpus latifolius that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 10
Podocarpus latifolius 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 latifolius is stable. There are ongoing threats for Podocarpus latifolius and they are listed as follows:

• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.1 Logging & Wood Harvesting

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

Podocarpus latifolius is also placed under Podocarpaceae.