Podocarpus archboldii

Podocarpaceae Podocarpus archboldii N.E. Gray

Etymology
Podocarpus refers to ‘foot fruit’; indicating the fleshy receptacle and seed complex, found in Podocarpus species.
archboldii refers to R. Archbold, the sponsor of the expedition on which this species was discovered.

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
4, 43, NWG, NWG-IJ, NWG-PN

Habitat
The natural habitats for Podocarpus archboldii are subtropical/tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical/tropical moist montane forests. The natural elevation is unknown. There are no conifers associated with Podocarpus archboldii that are known of.

Species Continuity
The population trend for Podocarpus archboldii is decreasing. There are ongoing threats for Podocarpus archboldii and they are listed as follows:

• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.1 Logging & Wood Harvesting

IUCN Category – VU
According to the IUCN Red List, Podocarpus archboldii has been assigned the status of VU(Vulnerable). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species qualifies as Vulnerable and is of risk.

Superordinate Taxa
The nearest superordinate taxon for Podocarpus archboldii is Podocarpus. The coordinate taxa for Podocarpus archboldii are therefore:

Podocarpus archboldii is also placed under Podocarpaceae.