Podocarpaceae Retrophyllum comptonii (J.T. Buchholz) C. N. Page
Etymology
Retrophyllum refers to ‘reversed leaf’; indicating its leaves on one side of the shoot are flipped upside down compared to leaves on the other side of the shoot.
comptonii refers to the botanist and plant collector R. H. Compton.
Distribution
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Habitat
The natural habitats for Retrophyllum comptonii are subtropical/tropical moist montane forests, subtropical/tropical high altitude shrublands. The natural elevation is unknown. There are no conifers associated with Retrophyllum comptonii that are known of.
Species Continuity
The population trend for Retrophyllum comptonii is stable. There are ongoing threats for Retrophyllum comptonii and they are listed as follows:
IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Retrophyllum comptonii 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 Retrophyllum comptonii is Retrophyllum. The coordinate taxa for Retrophyllum comptonii are therefore:
Retrophyllum comptonii is also placed under Podocarpaceae.
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