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Nageia minor (2).
Nageia minor Carrière 1867

Common Names

Bois bouchon (2).

Taxonomic notes

Syn: Podocarpus minor; P. palustris (1), Decussocarpus minor.

Description

Shrub to small tree with short but sometimes rather large trunk; light wood. Very slow growth (2).

Range

New Caledonia (1), in the southern part of the island on ultramafic soils (2).

Big Tree

Oldest

Dendrochronology

Ethnobotany

Observations

Remarks

Citations

(1) Silba 1986 (as Decussocarpus minor).
(2) Schmid 1981 (as Decussocarpus minor).


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This page is from the Gymnosperm Database
URL: http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Canopy/2285/po/na/minor.htm
Edited by Christopher J. Earle
E-mail:earlecj@earthlink.net
Last modified on 21-Dec-98

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