Purdieane. N. O. Conifere. 
TAB. DCXXIV. 
Popocarpus PurpigEana. Hook. 
Foliis lanceolatis superne latioribus obtusis cum mucrone 
obtuso basi attenuatis sessilibus utrinque concoloribus, pe- 
dunculis solitariis unifloris, drupa receptaculi bifidi longi- 
tudine subglobosa apiculo obtuso vix obliquo. 
Has. Woods on mountain ridges, on- the estate of Dunrobin 
Castle, the property of J. Tasker, Esq. St. Mary in the 
East, Jamaica ; at an elevation of about 2,500 to 3,500 feet 
above the level of the sea. Wm. Purdie. 3 
No one can look at this plant by the side of Podocarpus coria- 
cea, (see Lond. Journ. of Botany, v. 1, p. 656, tab. xx1.), whether 
in living or dried specimens, without being satisfied of the pro- 
priety of considering them two distinct species: yet it is 
difficult in words to discriminate them. Both inhabit the same 
mountain regions in J amaica, though not at the same elevations : 
yet Mr. Purdie was at no loss to perceive their differences ; and 
to him, while on a mission as Botanical Collector for the Ro 
Botanic Gardens of Kew, we are wholly indebted for our know- 
ledge of the present one. Besides the disparity in the form 
and size of the foliage, Mr. Purdie says; “ While P. coriacea 
only attains a height of 50 feet, and a diameter of 2 feet, this 
new kind reaches to 120 feet or more, and is really one of the — 
noblest trees in the island. Its growth is rapid. One tree, 
felled by the Proprietor, measured 3 feet 6 inches in diameter, _ 
at 6 feet from the ground; and at 39 feet from the ground, 2 — 
i 9 inches, without a branch up to that height. Many of the | 
ranches even afford good timber.” Some of the leaves are — 
hetween 5 and 6 inches long. s 
Fig. 1. Immature fruit :—magnified, 
