64 A HANDBOOK OF CONIFERS 



Podocarpus oleifolius, D. Don ^ (Eupodocarpus), 

 A close dense-branched tree with yellowish-brown bark. 

 Leaves spirally arranged, up to 2 in. long and \ in. wide, lance - 

 shaped, pointed, with a shallow central channel above and a 

 prominent midrib beneath. Male floivers solitary, unstalked, 

 about 1 in. long. Seed oval, | in. long. 



Native of the mountains of Chile and Peru. 



Podocarpus palembanicus, Miquel. 



A tree, native of Sumatra, remarkable for its large, handsome 

 foliage. Leaves up to 12 in. long and | in. wide, channelled 

 above, the midrib very prominent beneath, the apex narrowed 

 to a point, and the base reduced to a stalk ^f in. long. 



Podocarpus papuanus, Ridley (Dacrycarpus). 



A tree 90-100 ft. high in New Guinea with pendent branches 

 bearing two kinds of leaves. Leaves of young trees regularly 

 arranged in two opposite ranks, I in. long, scarcely iV in. wide, 

 short-pointed and curving slightly at the apex. Leaves on older 

 trees mostly very short, triangular, keeled, terminating in a 

 short spine, the base clasping the stem, only the point free. 

 Branchlets bearing both kinds of leaves may be found on the 

 same tree. Male floivers short, dense, about | in. long, termina- 

 ting short leafy shoots. Female flowers are borne on the same 

 tree as the male flowers. Seeds \-\ in. long and wide. 



Native of Dutch N.W. New Guinea at 7,000-9,000 ft. altitude. 



L. S. Gibbs, Contrih. Phitogeo. and Fl. Arfak Mts. 80-82 (1917). 



Podocarpus parvifolius, Parlatore (Eupodocarpus). 



A bush or small tree with short, narrow, leathery leaves, 

 which are scarcely | in. long and -| in. wide, ending in a short, 

 sharp point. Seed small, pointed. 



Native of Australia, 



Podocarpus Pilgeri, Foxworthy (Eupodocarpus). 



A tree with densely arranged leaves ^-1^ in. long and | in. 

 wide with a rounded or blunt-pointed apex. 

 Native of the Philippine Islands. 



Phil. Journ. Sci. Bot. vi, 155-164 (1911). 



Podocarpus polystachyus, R. Brown (Eupodocarpus). 



A tree with lance-shaped, spirally arranged leaves, which are 

 2-4 in. long and |-| in. wide, sharp-pointed and leathery. Male 

 flowers unstalked, solitary, or in threes. Seed solitary. Native 

 of the Malay States. 



1 Lambert, Gen. Pin. ed. i (1824). 



