Podocarpus archboldii

Botanical Description

Podocarpus archboldii is an evergreen tree that can grow 40 metres or more tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be 150cm in diameter. The largest trees occur in closed forests dominated by Castanopsis species with a canopy to 50 metres tall; trees become smaller and stunted in 'mossy forest' which often occurs on mountain ridge tops over rocky terrain[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its valuable wood, which is used locally and also traded. Although is has a wide distribution, Podocarpus archboldii is limited to about 10 known location. Its logging history and potential utility makes it likely that there is a continuing decline of large mature trees in those areas of its distribution that have been intensively logged. The planting of individual trees in villages may indicate that is has become rare in the surrounding countryside. The plant is classified as 'Vulnerable' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].