Range of Falcatifolium papuanum (1). Adapted from a map by
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Common Names
Mungag [Hagen Togoba]; tugl [Wahgi, Minj] (1).Taxonomic notes
Syn: Dacrydium falciforme [not (Parl.) Pilger] Laut. (1).Description
"Tree 6-22 m tall, 8-40 cm diam. Seedling leaves 6-18 by 0.6-0.8 mm. Juvenile leaves the same as the smaller adult leaves, glaucous beneath. Adult leaves falcate and then more or less linear in the distal part of the leaf or tapering slightly, narrowing almost abruptly to an apiculate apex, the apex occasionally bent slightly forward, 10-20 by 2-4 mm. Pollen cones 5-13 mm long and 2-2.5 mm diam. Receptacle and seed each 6-7 mm longt; (1).Range
New Guinea, moist mountain forests at 1500-2400 m . Grows in the understory; typical associates include Nothofagus, Myrtaceae and other Podocarpaceae (1).Big Tree
Oldest
Dendrochronology
Ethnobotany
Observations
Remarks
"An entire plant scarcely 20 cm tall with tiny leaves mentioned and illustrated in the type description from the Vogelkop either represents perhaps a reduced form of exposed ridges or a distinct new species" (1).Citations
(1) de Laubenfels 1988.[Falcatifolium] [Podocarpaceae] [home]
This page is from the Gymnosperm Database
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Edited by Christopher J. Earle
E-mail:earlecj@earthlink.com
Last modified on 29-Jan-1999