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Range of Podocarpus ledermannii (1). New Guinea basemap from Expedia Maps.
Podocarpus ledermannii Pilger 1916

Common Names

In W New Guinea: Sua [Kebar]; bébieai [Kapauko]; babako [Aijura, Anona]. In New Britain: neleel [Cape Gloucester]; nelil [Mt. Talawe] (1).

Taxonomic notes

Syn: P. idenburgensis N.E. Gray; P. ridleyi N.E. Gray (1).

Description

Range

New Guinea and New Britain, where scattered and locally common in the understory of primary rainforest from low elevation to at least 1800 m (1).

Big Tree

Oldest

Dendrochronology

Ethnobotany

Observations

Remarks

Citations

(1) Laubenfels 1988.


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This page is from the Gymnosperm Database
URL: http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Canopy/2285/po/po/ledermannii.htm
Edited by Christopher J. Earle
E-mail:earlecj@earthlink.net
Last modified on 19-Dec-98

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