Podocarpus nubigenus

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Podocarpaceae Podocarpus nubigenus Lindl.

Etymology
Podocarpus refers to ‘foot fruit’; indicating the fleshy receptacle and seed complex, found in Podocarpus species.
nubigenus refers to ‘dark emergence’; indicating the dark colour of its seeds.

Colloquial Name
Chilean totara

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
8, 85, AGS, AGS-CB, AGS-NE, AGS-SC, CLS, CLS-AI, CLS-LL, CLS-MG

Habitat
The natural habitats for Podocarpus nubigenus are temperate forests. The natural elevation is unknown. There are no conifers associated with Podocarpus nubigenus that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone7
Podocarpus nubigenus 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 nubigenus is decreasing. There are ongoing threats for Podocarpus nubigenus and they are listed as follows:

IUCN CategoryNT
According to the IUCN Red List, Podocarpus nubigenus has been assigned the status of NT(Near Threatened). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species is not threatened, but is close to having this status.

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


Podocarpus nubigenus is also placed under Podocarpaceae.

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