40 A HANDBOOK OF CONIFERS 



Podocarpus Beccarii, Parlatore (Nageia). 



A tree with dense branchlets and foliage. Leaves short- 

 stalked, up to 1 1 in. long and f in. wide, narrowed to a point at 

 the apex. Seed seated on a fleshy receptacle |-| in. diameter. 



Native of Sarawak and Borneo. 



Podocarpus Blumei, Endlicher (Nageia). 



Nageia Bkunei, Gordon. 



A tree remarkable for the size of its leaves, which are opposite 

 or sub -opposite, 4-7 in. long and 1-1| in. wide, narrowed suddenly 

 at the apex to a blunt point. Male floivers in short branched 

 spikes. Seed shortly stalked. 



Native of Java and the Philippine Islands. 



Podocarpus caesius, Maximowicz ^ (Nageia). 



A doubtful species closely aUied to P. Nageia. Branches 

 alternate. Leaves sub-opposite, leathery, broadly-oval or rounded, 

 variable in size. 



Found in Nagasaki, Japan. 



Podocarpus chilinus, Richard (EuiDodocarpus). (Fig. 5.) 



A tree 50-70 ft. high with slender, drooping branchlets. Leaves 

 shortly stalked, narrowly lance-shaped, 2-5 or more in. long, 

 -|-J in. wide, shortly jjointed or blunt at the apex, rich glossy 

 green above. On old or dwarfed trees the leaves may be much 

 shorter. Male floivers 1-1| in, long, very slender, drooping, in 

 small clusters. Seed on a long, slender stalk seated on a fleshy 

 receptacle. 



This species is a native of Chile and is hardy in the S. of 

 England, where it often grows into a handsome shrub or small 

 tree and is a favourite plant in gardens. There are several plants 

 in the open air at Kew, but this species is less dependable there 

 than in Cornwall. The timber of P. chilinus is of value for build- 

 ing purposes in its native country. 



Podocarpus coriaceus, Richard (Eupodocarpus). 



P. antillarum, R. Brown ; P. salicifolia, Klotysch. 



A tree 50 ft. high with spirally arranged leaves 3-7 in. long 

 and ^f in. wide, on stalks J in. long ; thick, leathery, the apex 

 reduced to a long point, the midrib very prominent on the 

 under-surface. 3Iale floivers axillary, very slender, up to 2^ in. 

 long. Seed ovoid, on a slender stalk, the receptacle thick, red, 

 fleshy. 



^Bull. Acad. Petersbg. xv, 379 (1871). 



