Prumnopitys ferruginoides

Podocarpaceae Prumnopitys ferruginoides (R. H. Compton) de Laub.

Etymology
Prumnopitys refers to ‘plum pine’; indicating its seeds are enclosed in a fleshy epimatium.
ferruginoides refers to ‘like ferruginea’; indicating similarities with Prumnopitys ferruginea.

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
6, 60, NWC

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

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

• 3 Climate Change & Natural Disasters
  • 3.3 Habitat Shifting & Alteration

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

Prumnopitys ferruginoides is also placed under Podocarpaceae.

Cultivars
‘Golden Dwarf’