Common Names
Taxonomic notes
Nom. illeg. as Podocarpus lawrencei J.D. Hook. (1845) is cited in synonymy under P. alpinus var. lawrencei (J.D. Hook.) J.D. Hook. Base name for Nageia alpina (J.D.Hook.) F.Muell.; Podocarpua totara var. alpinus Carrière. Podocarpus totara var. alpinus E.A. Carrière.Description
A low straggling densely branched bush. Leaves crowded, straight or sickle-shaped, pointed (2).Range
Australia (1): mountains of Victoria and Tasmania (2).Big Tree
Oldest
Dendrochronology
Ethnobotany
Useful in its native habitat for the prevention of soil erosion (2).Observations
Remarks
See also Paleobotany of Australia and New Zealand conifers.Citations
(1) Silba 1986.(2) Exeter University website.
See also:
P.168-169 in Gray 1956.
P.256 in de Laubenfels 1985.
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Edited by Christopher J. Earle
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Last modified on 19-Dec-98