Phyllocladaceae Phyllocladus hypophyllus Hook. f.
Etymology
Phyllocladus refers to ‘leaf branch’; indicating its foliage are phylloclades (branches that took over leaf function).
hypophyllus refers to ‘below the leaves’, yet it’s unclear what this indicates.
Colloquial Name
Malesian celery pine
Distribution
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TDWG Codes
4, 42, BOR, BOR-BR, BOR-KA, BOR-SB, BOR-SR, MOL, PHI, SUL, 43, NWG, NWG-IJ, NWG-PN
Habitat
The natural habitats for Phyllocladus hypophyllus are subtropical/tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical/tropical moist montane forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 4000 up to 4000 metres. There are no conifers associated with Phyllocladus hypophyllus that are known of.
USDA Hardiness zone – 10
Phyllocladus hypophyllus 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 Phyllocladus hypophyllus is decreasing. There are ongoing threats for Phyllocladus hypophyllus and they are listed as follows:
IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Phyllocladus hypophyllus 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 Phyllocladus hypophyllus is Phyllocladus. The coordinate taxa for Phyllocladus hypophyllus are therefore:
Phyllocladus hypophyllus is also placed under Phyllocladaceae. As Phyllocladus is the sole genus under Phyllocladaceae, this family is a monophyletic family. Phyllocladaceae is found in Maritime Southeast Asia, Tasmania and New Zealand.
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