- Podocarpus alpinus
Taxobox
name = "Podocarpus alpinus"
status = LR/lc | status_system = IUCN2.3
regnum =Plant ae
divisio =Pinophyta
classis = Pinopsida
ordo =Pinales
familia =Podocarpaceae
genus = "Podocarpus "
species = "P. alpinus"
binomial = "Podocarpus alpinus"
binomial_authority = R.Br. ex Hook.f.
synonyms ="Podocarpus alpinus" is a species of
conifer in thePodocarpaceae family. It is a shrub about 2-2.5 m tall (6.5-8 ft). It is found only inAustralia (New South Wales , Victoria, andTasmania ).Cultivation and uses
It has tolerated to about -25°C (-13°F) in the British Islands, lower temperatures than all ever recorded in its natural habitat. It needs heavy rainfalls. Slow-growing plant.
References and external links
*Bean. W. Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Vol 1 - 4 and Supplement. Murray 1981.
*Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. MacMillan Press 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5* Conifer Specialist Group 1998. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/42486/all Podocarpus alpinus] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 10 July 2007.
* [http://www.ibiblio.org/pfaf/cgi-bin/arr_html?Podocarpus+alpinus&CAN=LATIND"Growing Podocarpus alpinus in the British Isles]
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
