Podocarpus macrophyllus var. macrophyllus

Podocarpaceae Podocarpus macrophyllus var. macrophyllus (Thunb.) Sweet

Etymology
Podocarpus refers to ‘foot fruit’; indicating the fleshy receptacle and seed complex, found in Podocarpus species.
macrophyllus refers to ‘having large leaves’; indicating its leaves were remarkably large when first classified under Taxus.

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 2 subordinate taxa for Podocarpus macrophyllus:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 36, CHC, CHC-CQ, CHC-GZ, CHC-HU, CHC-SC, CHC-YN, CHS, CHS-AH, CHS-FJ, CHS-GD, CHS-GX, CHS-HN, CHS-JX, CHS-ZJ, 38, JAP, JAP-HN, JAP-SH, TAI

Habitat
The natural habitats for Podocarpus macrophyllus var. macrophyllus are temperate forests, temperate shrublands. The natural elevation is unknown. There are no conifers associated with Podocarpus macrophyllus var. macrophyllus that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 7
Podocarpus macrophyllus var. macrophyllus is hardy to USDA Zone 7 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -17.8C (0F) to -12.2C (10F).

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

• 1 Habitat Loss & Degradation
  • 1.1 Agriculture & Forestry

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

Podocarpus macrophyllus var. macrophyllus is also placed under Podocarpaceae.