Falcatifolium taxoides

Podocarpaceae Falcatifolium taxoides (Brongn. & Gris) de Laub.

Etymology
Falcatifolium refers to ‘sickle leaf’; indicating the shape of its leaves.
taxoides refers to ‘like Taxus’; indicating its similarity with Taxus foliage.

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
6, 60, NWC

Habitat
The natural habitats for Falcatifolium taxoides are subtropical/tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical/tropical moist montane forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 1300 up to 1300 metres. Other conifers associated with Falcatifolium taxoides are:

USDA Hardiness zone – 10
Falcatifolium taxoides 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 taxoides is stable. There are no known threats for Falcatifolium taxoides.

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

Falcatifolium taxoides is also placed under Podocarpaceae.