Podocarpaceae Retrophyllum vitiense (Seem.) 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.
vitiense refers to the Fijian Island of Viti Levu, where the type specimen was collected; indicating its habitat.
Distribution
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TDWG Codes
4, 42, MOL, 43, BIS, NWG, NWG-IJ, NWG-PN, 6, 60, FIJ, SCZ
Habitat
The natural habitats for Retrophyllum vitiense are subtropical/tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical/tropical moist montane forests. The natural elevation is unknown. There are no conifers associated with Retrophyllum vitiense that are known of.
USDA Hardiness zone – 10
Retrophyllum vitiense 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 Retrophyllum vitiense is unknown. There are ongoing threats for Retrophyllum vitiense and they are listed as follows:
IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Retrophyllum vitiense 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 vitiense is Retrophyllum. The coordinate taxa for Retrophyllum vitiense are therefore:
Retrophyllum vitiense is also placed under Podocarpaceae.
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