Podocarpaceae Retrophyllum piresii (Silba) 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.
piresii refers to the plant collector J. M. Pires, who collected the type specimen together with N. A. Rosa.
Distribution
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Habitat
The natural habitats for Retrophyllum piresii are subtropical/tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical/tropical swampy forests. The natural elevation is unknown. There are no conifers associated with Retrophyllum piresii that are known of.
Species Continuity
The population trend for Retrophyllum piresii is unknown. There are no known threats for Retrophyllum piresii.
IUCN Category – DD
According to the IUCN Red List, Retrophyllum piresii has been assigned the status of DD(Data Defficient). This means that according to the Red List criteria, not enough data has been obtained about its abundance and/or distribution.
Superordinate Taxa
The nearest superordinate taxon for Retrophyllum piresii is Retrophyllum. The coordinate taxa for Retrophyllum piresii are therefore:
Retrophyllum piresii is also placed under Podocarpaceae.
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