46 A HANDBOOK OF CONIFERS 



Podocarpus Forrestii/ Craib and W. W. Smith (Eupodo- 



carpus). 



Podocarpus microphyllus, Diels. 



A shrub up to about 10 ft. high, with fairly stout branches. 

 Leaves 2-3| in. long, \-\ in. broad, oblong or oblong-lanceolate, 

 blunt or rounded at the apex, gradually narrowed at the base 

 into a short winged stalk, dark green above, pale beneath Male 

 flowers not seen. Female flowers about \ in. long on a short 

 fleshy receptacle. 



Closely allied to P. macrophyllus,YSir. Maki, hut distinguished 

 by its dwarfer habit and shorter and broader leaves. 



Found on the eastern and western flanks of the Tali Range, 

 W. China. Collected by Forrest. 



Podocarpus glaucus, Foxworthy (Stachycarpus). 



A bush or low tree up to 30 ft. high with a dense branch system. 

 Leaves box -like, ^-i? in. long, about ^ in. wide, erect, spreading, 

 often sub-opposite, leathery, shining dark green above, paler or 

 glaucous beneath, usually slightly narrowed and rounded at the 

 apex. Male flowers solitary, short, cylindrical. Seed not known. 



Native of the high mountain regions of the Philippine Islands. 



Phil Journ. Sci. ii, 258 (1907). 



Podocarpus glomeratus, D. Don (Eupodocarpus). 



Podocarpus rigida, Klotzsch ; P. Sprucei, Parlatore. 



A tree 30-40 ft. high. Leaves spirally arranged, |-1 in. long, 

 ■|-i in. wide, erect, leathery, narrow lance-shaped, ending in a 

 short, sharp point. Seed shortly stalked, \-\ in. diameter, raised 

 on a fleshy receptacle. 



Native of Peru and Ecuador. 



Podocarpus gnidioides, Carriere (Eupodocarpus). 



Podocarpus alpina, var. arborescens, Brongniart and Gris. 



A tree 30-50 ft. high, with crowded, spirally arranged leaves 

 |-| in. long and t<t-iV in- wide, leathery, rounded at the apex. 



Var. caespitosus, Carriere. 



A shrub 3-5 ft. high, regarded by Carriere as a dwarf form of P. 

 gnidioides, but male and female flowers and seeds of P. gnidioides 

 are required before this relationship can be verified. Compton ^ 

 only noted the dwarf plant. Both are natives of New Caledonia. 



1 Notes Roy. Bat. Gard. Edinb. xii, 219 (1920). 

 ^Loc. cit. 426. 



