Podocarpus parlatorei
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Podocarpus parlatorei is a species of Podocarpus
, native to Argentina
, Bolivia
, and Peru
.
It is a medium-sized to large evergreen
tree
. The leaves
are 5–12 cm long, with a blunt apex.
It has been treated as a synonym of Podocarpus curvifolius Carrière by some authors (Dallimore & Jackson 1966), but that name is no longer regarded as identifiable (Farjon 1998).
Podocarpus
Podocarpus is a genus of conifers, the most numerous and widely distributed of the podocarp family Podocarpaceae. The 105 species of Podocarpus are evergreen shrubs or trees from 1-25 m in height...
, native to Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
, and Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
.
It is a medium-sized to large evergreen
Evergreen
In botany, an evergreen plant is a plant that has leaves in all seasons. This contrasts with deciduous plants, which completely lose their foliage during the winter or dry season.There are many different kinds of evergreen plants, both trees and shrubs...
tree
Tree
A tree is a perennial woody plant. It is most often defined as a woody plant that has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground on a single main stem or trunk with clear apical dominance. A minimum height specification at maturity is cited by some authors, varying from 3 m to...
. The leaves
Leaf
A leaf is an organ of a vascular plant, as defined in botanical terms, and in particular in plant morphology. Foliage is a mass noun that refers to leaves as a feature of plants....
are 5–12 cm long, with a blunt apex.
It has been treated as a synonym of Podocarpus curvifolius Carrière by some authors (Dallimore & Jackson 1966), but that name is no longer regarded as identifiable (Farjon 1998).