Podocarpus lawrencei

Podocarpaceae Podocarpus lawrencei Hook. f.

Etymology
Podocarpus refers to ‘foot fruit’; indicating the fleshy receptacle and seed complex, found in Podocarpus species.
lawrencei refers to the plant collector R. W. Lawrence, who collected the type specimen.

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
5, 50, NSW, NSW-NS, TAS, VIC

Habitat
The natural habitats for Podocarpus lawrencei are subtropical/tropical moist montane forests, temperate grasslands, rocky areas, temperate shrublands. The natural elevation is unknown. There are no conifers associated with Podocarpus lawrencei that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 7
Podocarpus lawrencei is hardy to USDA Zone 7 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -17.8C (0F) to -12.2C (10F).

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

• 3 Climate Change & Natural Disasters
  • 3.3 Habitat Shifting & Alteration

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

Podocarpus lawrencei is also placed under Podocarpaceae.

Cultivars
‘Alpine Lass’, ‘Blue Gem’, ‘Purple King’, ‘Really Blue’, ‘Red Tip’, ‘Blaze’, ‘Chocolate Box’, ‘County Park Fire’, ‘Flame’, ‘Guardsman’, ‘Orangeade’, ‘Spring Sunshine’, ‘Young Rusty’