Podocarpaceae FAMILY Vulnerable

Podocarpus annamiensis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Podocarpus annamiensis is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 16 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be up to 100cm in diameter[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for commercial and local use of its wood. This is a vulnerable species in China; only a few trees now remain in unexploited forests in southern Hainan[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China (Hainan), Myanmar, Vietnam

HabitatTropical montane rainforests, evergreen broad-leaved forests on laterite and granitic yellow-earth; at elevations from 600 - 1,600 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].