- Podocarpus salignus
Taxobox
name = "Podocarpus salignus"
status = VU | status_system = IUCN2.3
regnum =Plant ae
divisio =Pinophyta
classis = Pinopsida
ordo =Pinales
familia =Podocarpaceae
genus = "Podocarpus "
species = "P. salignus"
binomial = "Podocarpus salignus"
binomial_authority = D.Don
synonyms ="Podocarpus salignus" is a species of
conifer in thePodocarpaceae family. It is found only inChile approximately from 35 to 42° South Latitude. Up to 20 m height and 1 m diameter. Straight and cylindrical trunk. The bark is reddish-gray. It is threatened byhabitat loss . In Chile it is known as Mañío de hojas largas, which is translated as "'Long-leaved manio.Cultivation and uses
It is a very ornamental tree that is very planted in gardens and parks of Chile and has been introduced in the
British Isles . It needs very heavy rainfalls. It withstands temperatures down to −25 °C (−13 °F) [Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. MacMillan Press 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5] .Wood: It has good quality, is yellowish colored, straight grained, highly moisture resistant. It is used in furniture and construction.References and External links
*Donoso, C. 2005. Árboles nativos de Chile. Guía de reconocimiento. Edición 4. Marisa Cuneo Ediciones, Valdivia, Chile. 136p.
*Hechenleitner, P., M. Gardner, P. Thomas, C. Echeverría, B. Escobar, P. Brownless y C. Martínez. 2005. Plantas Amenazadas del Centro-Sur de Chile. Distribución, Conservación y Propagación. Universidad Austral de Chile y Real Jardín Botánico de Edimburgo, Valdivia. 188p.
*Hoffman, Adriana 1982. Flora silvestre de Chile, Zona Araucana. Edición 4. Fundación Claudio Gay, Santiago. 258p.
*Rodríguez, R. y M. Quezada. 1995. Gymnospermae. En C. Marticorena y R. Rodríguez [eds.] , Flora de Chile Vol. 1, p 310-337. Universidad de Concepción, Concepción.
*Bean. W. Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Vol 1 - 4 and Supplement. Murray 1981.
*Usher. G. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable 1974 ISBN 0094579202.
*F. Chittendon. RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956 Oxford University Press 1951.
*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/32030/all Podocarpus salignus] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 10 July 2007.* [http://www.florachilena.cl/Niv_tax/Gimnospermas/Podocarpaceae/Podocarpus/saligna/Podocarpus%20saligna.htm"Podocarpus salignus" in Encyclopedia of Chilean Flora]
* [http://www.ibiblio.org/pfaf/cgi-bin/arr_html?Podocarpus+salignus&CAN=LATIND"Growing podocarpus salignus" in the British Isles]
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