Range of Podocarpus micropedunculatus (1). Borneo basemap from Expedia Maps.
Common Names
Kayu china [Sarawak]; kayu tjina [Sabah] (1).Taxonomic notes
Description
Range
Borneo. Sarawak: Marudi Forest Reserve; Brunei; Sabah: Papar, Tawao. Found from 0-500 m elevation scattered in Agathis forest understory or in thickets at the edges of clearings, mostly on sandy, podzolic soils, kerangas, sandstone, humic peaty podzols of raised beaches, and peat swamp forests. Sometimes associated with Dryobalanops rappa or Shorea albida (1).Big Tree
Oldest
Dendrochronology
Ethnobotany
Observations
Remarks
"Propagation by rhizomes is a remarkable character otherwise unknown among erect conifers" (1).Citations
(1) de Laubenfels 1988.[Podocarpus] [Podocarpaceae] [home]
This page is from the Gymnosperm Database
URL: http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Canopy/2285/po/po/micropedunculatus.htm
Edited by Christopher J. Earle
E-mail:earlecj@earthlink.net
Last modified on 19-Dec-98