Podocarpus glomeratus

Summary 2

Podocarpus glomeratus is a species of conifer in the Podocarpaceae family. It is found in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru.

Location 3

Peru – Ruiz, Pavon, Bargas, Cusco, Apurimac, Huanico, Junun pasco.
Bolivia, Ecuador.

Description 3

Tree 10-25m tall. Leaves elloptic to oblong, up to long 18cm and 3cm wide. Bud scales lanceolate. Microsporangiate strobilus axillary, sessile, solitary, long-cylindical, to 5 cm long. Ovulate strobilus with peduncle 10-20 mm long, receptacle 12 mm long with two fused woody, red bracts with divergent apices. Seed ovoid, 10 mm long, 5 mm in diameter, obtuse at apex, cristate

Habitat Type 3

Altitudes from 1800m – 3000m, not usually below 2500m. Above 3000m species is dwarfed.

References 3

Gardner 2013. Stevenson 1991.

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