Prumnopitys ladei

Podocarpaceae Prumnopitys ladei (F.M. Bailey) de Laub.

Etymology
Prumnopitys refers to ‘plum pine’; indicating its seeds are enclosed in a fleshy epimatium.
ladei refers to the plant collector F. W. H. Lade, who collected the type specimen.

Colloquial Name
Mount Spurgeon Black Kauri Pine

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
5, 50, QLD, QLD-QU

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

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

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

IUCN Category – VU
According to the IUCN Red List, Prumnopitys ladei 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 Prumnopitys ladei is Prumnopitys. The coordinate taxa for Prumnopitys ladei are therefore:

Prumnopitys ladei is also placed under Podocarpaceae.