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Var. brevifolius, Stapf.^ 



A form with short, dense, spirally arranged leaves, the foliage 

 much denser than in the type ; the male flowers also shorter 

 and relatively wider than in P. neriifolius . 



Widely distributed in the Himalaya, Borneo, Java, and the 

 Andaman Islands. It has also been recorded from China. 



Wood yellowish, of good quality, easy to work and useful for 

 masts, spars, tea-boxes, and general carpentry. Timber squaring 

 with a 15 in. side can be procured up to 35 ft. in length. ^ 



Podocarpus nivalis, Hooker fil. (Eupodocarpus). 

 The Alpine Totara. 



A low, dense, widely spreading plant, or an erect densely 

 branched shrub 3-6 ft. high. Leaves closely and irregularly 

 arranged, ;j-| in. long, im,-i',; in. wide, shortly and stoutly stalked, 

 leathery, pointed or blunt at the apex. 3Iale flowers ^-| in. 

 long, solitary or several together. Seed a small nut-like body 

 seated on a fleshy receptacle. 



A native of New Zealand, where it is found in alpine and sub- 

 alpine regions at elevations of 2,000-5,500 ft., its spreading and 

 closely arranged branches assisting in the protection of mountain 

 slopes from erosion. 



Podocarpus novae -caledoniae, Vieillard (Eupodocarpus). 



A shrub with narrow willow-like leaves 1^4|^ in. long and 

 l-l in. wide, the apex narrowing to a long or short point, glaucous 

 when young, dark green later. Male flowers short, slender, 

 axillary, ^| in. long. Seeds oval, about | in. long, borne on a 

 fleshy receptacle. 



Native of New Caledonia, where it is common along river banks 

 in serpentine districts at low elevations. 



Podocarpus nubigenus, Lindley (Eupodocarpus). 



A large tree in Chile and Patagonia. Leaves spirally arranged 

 or in two sub-opposite rows, straight or sickle-shaped, rigid, 

 leathery, 1-lf in. long, \-\ in. wide, short-pointed, green above, 

 glaucous beneath. Male floivers simple or branched, short- 

 stalked, about |— I in. long. Seeds short-stalked, ovoid or oblong, 

 borne on a swollen fleshy receptacle. 



P. nubigenus is found in the mountainous regions of Chile, 

 Patagonia, Valdivia, and the Island of Chiloe. 



1 Trans. Linn. Soc. ser. 2, iv, 249 (1894). 



2 Gamble, Man. Ind. Timbers, 703 (1922 ed.). 



