Podocarpus rumphii

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Podocarpus rumphii

Description

Tree 12-45 m tall, up to 35-75 cm diam. Seed with its covering glaucous, 12-15 by 10-12 mm.

Distribution

Agusan del Norte present, Aru Is present, Asia-Temperate: Hainan (Hainan present), Asia-Tropical: Borneo present (Sabah present); Lesser Sunda Is. present; Malaya present; Maluku (Maluku present); New Guinea present; Philippines (Philippines present); Sulawesi (Sulawesi present), Ba-wean I present, Flores present, Genting Highl present, Java Sea present, Luzon present, Misool & Numfoor Is present, Nusa Kambangan present, Obi present, S. Central Java present, Selangan Is present, Timor present, Weda present
Hainan; in Malesia: Malaya (Genting Highl.), S. Central Java (Nusa Kambangan), Ba-wean I. (Java Sea), Borneo (Sabah, incl. Selangan Is.), Philippines (Luzon: Agusan del Norte), Celebes, Lesser Sunda Islands (Flores, Timor) Moluccas (Obi, Weda, Aru Is.), New Guinea (incl. Misool & Numfoor Is.). .

Uses

Reported to be a good timber tree.

Notes

Generally homogeneous throughout its range but the transition from large juvenile to small adult leaves mostly takes the form of long slender leaves towards the west and shorter broader leaves further east, especially in the Aru region. The Aru specimens apparently lack the usual continuous upper hypoderm as well.

Citation

N.E.GRAY 1958 – In: J. Arn. Arb.: 433
PILGER 1903 – In: Pfl. R.: 81
HENKEL & HOCHSTETTER 1865: Synop. Nadelhölz.: 393
DE LAUB. 1978 – In: Blumea: 496
Merr. 1917: Interpr. Rumph.: 75
EICHLER 1887 – In: E. & P., Nat. Pfl. Fam. 2: 104
FOXW. 1911 – In: Philip. J. Sc.: Bot. 164
Blume 1978 – In: Kalika-san: 141
WASSCHER 1941 – In: Blumea: 431
Miq. 1859 – In: Fl. Ind. Bat.: 1073
GAUSSEN 1976 – In: Gymn. Act. & Foss.: 159
BECC. 1877 – In: Malesia: 179
GAUSSEN 1976: p. 179. – In: Gymn. Act. & Foss.: t. 815
Koord. 1911 – In: Exk. Fl. Java: 66
N.E.GRAY 1958 – In: J. Arn. Arb.: 434
K. & V. 1915 – In: Atlas Baumart. Java: t. 587
WARB. 1900 – In: Monsunia: 192
BACKER & BAKH.f. 1963 – In: Fl. Java: 90
WASSCHER 1941 – In: Blumea: 432
FOXW. 1907 – In: Philip. J. Sc.: Bot. 258
N.E.GRAY 1958 – In: J. Arn. Arb.: 455
GAUSSEN 1976: p. 159. – In: Gymn. Act. & Foss.: t. 804
PARL. 1868 – In: DC., Prod. 16: 515
DE BOER 1866: Conif. Arch. Ind.: 15