Podocarpaceae Podocarpus elongatus (Aiton) L’Herit. ex Pers.
Etymology
Podocarpus refers to ‘foot fruit’; indicating the fleshy receptacle and seed complex, found in Podocarpus species.
elongatus refers to ‘elongated’; indicating its leaves are relatively long, especially on young plants.
Colloquial Name
Breede River yellowwood
Distribution
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TDWG Codes
2, 26, MLW, ZAM, ZIM, 27, CPP, CPP-EC, CPP-NC, CPP-WC
Habitat
The natural habitats for Podocarpus elongatus are subtropical/tropical moist montane forests, mediterranean-type shrublands. The natural elevation is unknown. There are no conifers associated with Podocarpus elongatus that are known of.
USDA Hardiness zone – 10
Podocarpus elongatus 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 Podocarpus elongatus is stable. There are no known threats for Podocarpus elongatus.
IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Podocarpus elongatus 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 Podocarpus elongatus is Podocarpus. The coordinate taxa for Podocarpus elongatus are therefore:
- Podocarpus acuminatus
- Podocarpus acutifolius
- Podocarpus affinis
- Podocarpus angustifolius
- Podocarpus aracensis
- Podocarpus archboldii
- Podocarpus atjehensis
- Podocarpus borneensis
- Podocarpus bracteatus
- Podocarpus brasiliensis
- Podocarpus brassii
- Podocarpus brevifolius
- Podocarpus buchii
- Podocarpus capuronii
- Podocarpus celatus
- Podocarpus chingianus
- Podocarpus confertus
- Podocarpus coriaceus
- Podocarpus costalis
- Podocarpus costaricensis
- Podocarpus crassigemma
- Podocarpus cunninghamii
- Podocarpus decumbens
- Podocarpus deflexus
- Podocarpus dispermus
- Podocarpus drouynianus
- Podocarpus ekmanii
- Podocarpus elatus
- Podocarpus fasciculus
- Podocarpus gibbsiae
- Podocarpus glaucus
- Podocarpus globulus
- Podocarpus glomeratus
- Podocarpus gnidioides
- Podocarpus grayae
- Podocarpus guatemalensis
- Podocarpus henkelii
- Podocarpus hispaniolensis
- Podocarpus humbertii
- Podocarpus insularis
- Podocarpus lambertii
- Podocarpus latifolius
- Podocarpus laubenfelsii
- Podocarpus lawrencei
- Podocarpus ledermannii
- Podocarpus levis
- Podocarpus longifoliolatus
- Podocarpus lophatus
- Podocarpus lucienii
- Podocarpus macrocarpus
- Podocarpus macrophyllus
- Podocarpus madagascariensis
- Podocarpus magnifolius
- Podocarpus matudae
- Podocarpus micropedunculatus
- Podocarpus milanjianus
- Podocarpus nakaii
- Podocarpus neriifolius
- Podocarpus nivalis
- Podocarpus novae-caledoniae
- Podocarpus nubigenus
- Podocarpus oleifolius
- Podocarpus orarius
- Podocarpus palawanensis
- Podocarpus pallidus
- Podocarpus parlatorei
- Podocarpus pendulifolius
- Podocarpus perrieri
- Podocarpus pilgeri
- Podocarpus polyspermus
- Podocarpus polystachyus
- Podocarpus pseudobracteatus
- Podocarpus purdieanus
- Podocarpus ramosii
- Podocarpus ridleyi
- Podocarpus roraimae
- Podocarpus rostratus
- Podocarpus rubens
- Podocarpus rumphii
- Podocarpus rusbyi
- Podocarpus salicifolius
- Podocarpus salignus
- Podocarpus salomoniensis
- Podocarpus sellowii
- Podocarpus smithii
- Podocarpus spathoides
- Podocarpus spinulosus
- Podocarpus sprucei
- Podocarpus steyermarkii
- Podocarpus subtropicalis
- Podocarpus sylvestris
- Podocarpus tepuiensis
- Podocarpus teysmannii
- Podocarpus totara
- Podocarpus transiens
- Podocarpus trinitensis
- Podocarpus urbanii
Podocarpus elongatus is also placed under Podocarpaceae.
Cultivars
‘Monmal’
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