"Podocarpus steyermarkii Buchholz & N. Gray. A. shoot with leaves and ovulate strobili (from Macquire & Politi 28248 NY, Venezuela); B. Ovulate strobilus with peduncle and receptacle (source same as A); C. shoot with leaves and microsporangiate strobili (from Macquire & Politi 28464 NY, Venezuela); D. pollen sacs after dehiscence and pollen shed (source same as C); E. shoot tip with bud scales and leaves (from Steyermark 60876 NY-isotype, Venezuela)" (1).
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Taxonomic notes
"Type: Venezuela, Estado Bolivar, Carrao-Tepui, J.A Steyermark 60876 (holotype, F)" (1).Description
"Tree to 25 m. Leaves linear-lanceolate, spreading and recurved from twigs, 4-8 cm long and 0.6-1.1 cm wide, sessile to subsessile, acute at apex, with a median groove in upper surface and a median ridge on lower surface, gradually narrowed to base, margin revolute. Bud scales long attentuate. Microsporangiate strobilus axillary, sessile, solitary, long-cylindrical, to 5 cm long. Ovulate strobilus with stout peduncle 7-12 mm long, receptacle 6-8 mm long, with two fused bracts with divergent apices. Seed ovoid, 8 mm long, 5 mm in diameter, obtuse at apex and cristate at base" (1).Range
"Endemic to the mountains bordering Venezuela and Guyana at 1800-2600 m. Not yet known from the Guianas but definitely to be found, as specimens from tepuis in Venezuela near the border with Guyana are known" (1).Big Tree
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Dendrochronology
Ethnobotany
Observations
Remarks
Citations
(1) Stevenson 1991.See also Silba 1986.
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Last modified on 19-Dec-98