Podocarpus oleifolius

Podocarpaceae Podocarpus oleifolius D. Don

Etymology
Podocarpus refers to ‘foot fruit’; indicating the fleshy receptacle and seed complex, found in Podocarpus species.
oleifolius refers to ‘leaves like Olea’; indicating its leaves are similar to species of Olea.

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
7, 79, MXC, MXC-PU, MXG, MXG-VC, MXS, MXS-GR, MXS-MI, MXS-OA, MXT, MXT-CI, 8, 80, COS, ELS, GUA, HON, NIC, PAN, 82, VEN, 83, BOL, CLM, ECU, PER

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

USDA Hardiness zone – 10
Podocarpus oleifolius 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 oleifolius is stable. There are ongoing threats for Podocarpus oleifolius and they are listed as follows:

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

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

Podocarpus oleifolius is also placed under Podocarpaceae.