Podocarpaceae Endl.

Details

Name scientific

Podocarpaceae Endl., Syn. Conif. 203 (1847)

Preferred name

Podocarpaceae Endl.

Taxonomy reference

Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.

Linked name

Podocarpaceae

Nomenclature

Original authors

Endl.

Authors

Endl.

Publication place

Endlicher, S.L. 1847: Synopsis coniferarum. Scheitlin & Zollikofer, St Gallen.

Year published

1847

Publication page

203

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Podocarpaceae Endl.

Type taxon

Podocarpus L'Her. ex Pers.

Taxonomic rank

family

Canonical form

Podocarpaceae

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Pinopsida

Order

Pinales

Family

Podocarpaceae

Subordinates

Synonyms

Phyllocladaceae Bessey

Associations

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Associated organism

Association source

is host of

Coenogonium implexum Nyl.

CHR (1 records from New Zealand.)

is host of

Glyphothecium sciuroides (Hook.) Hampe

CHR (1 records from New Zealand.)

is host of

Notogrammitis billardierei (Willd.) Parris

CHR (1 records from New Zealand.)

Descriptions

Allan, H.H. 1961: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. I. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones. Government Printer, Wellington.

Podocarpaceae Endl.

Description

Plant dioec. or monoec.; male strobili terminal or axillary, micro-sporophylls bisporangiate; seeds solitary or in groups, megasporophylls bracted, 1-ovuled; cots 2, epimatium us. well developed. Mostly trees with persistent lvs, or lvs deciduous and replaced by phylloclades. Some 7 genera and over 100 spp., mainly of southern hemisphere.