Falcatifolium falciforme

Podocarpaceae Falcatifolium falciforme (Parl.) de Laub.

Etymology
Falcatifolium refers to ‘sickle leaf’; indicating the shape of its leaves.
falciforme refers to ‘shaped like a sickle’; indicating its foliage is sickle-shaped.

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
4, 42, BOR, BOR-BR, BOR-KA, BOR-SB, BOR-SR, MLY, MLY-PM

Habitat
The natural habitats for Falcatifolium falciforme are subtropical/tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical/tropical moist montane forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 2100 up to 2100 metres. Other conifers associated with Falcatifolium falciforme are:

USDA Hardiness zone – 10
Falcatifolium falciforme 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 Falcatifolium falciforme is decreasing. There are ongoing threats for Falcatifolium falciforme and they are listed as follows:

• 1 Habitat Loss & Degradation
  • 1.1 Agriculture & Forestry
• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.1 Logging & Wood Harvesting

IUCN Category – NT
According to the IUCN Red List, Falcatifolium falciforme has been assigned the status of NT(Near Threatened). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species is not threatened, but is close to having this status.

Superordinate Taxa
The nearest superordinate taxon for Falcatifolium falciforme is Falcatifolium. The coordinate taxa for Falcatifolium falciforme are therefore:

Falcatifolium falciforme is also placed under Podocarpaceae.