Podocarpaceae Retrophyllum rospigliosii (Pilg.) C. N. Page
Etymology
Retrophyllum refers to ‘reversed leaf’; indicating its leaves on one side of the shoot are flipped upside down compared to leaves on the other side of the shoot.
rospligiosii refers to C. J. Rospligiosi, who worked at the Natural History Museum of Lima in Peru.
Distribution
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TDWG Codes
8, 82, VEN, 83, CLM, ECU, PER
Habitat
The natural habitats for Retrophyllum rospigliosii are subtropical/tropical moist montane forests. The natural elevation is unknown. There are no conifers associated with Retrophyllum rospigliosii that are known of.
USDA Hardiness zone – 10
Retrophyllum rospigliosii 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 Retrophyllum rospigliosii is decreasing. There are ongoing threats for Retrophyllum rospigliosii and they are listed as follows:
IUCN Category – VU
According to the IUCN Red List, Retrophyllum rospigliosii 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 Retrophyllum rospigliosii is Retrophyllum. The coordinate taxa for Retrophyllum rospigliosii are therefore:
Retrophyllum rospigliosii is also placed under Podocarpaceae.
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