Retrophyllum — 2 species
Botanical species in the genus Retrophyllum recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Retrophyllum rospigliosii
Retrophyllum rospigliosii
Family: Podocarpaceae
Cultivation
Native to the wet forests of the Andes, Retrophyllum rospigliosii grows best at elevations from 1,500 - 3,500 metres, where mean annual temperatures are in the range 10 - 18°c, and men annual precipitation is 1,500 - 2,500mm. It can withstand some frost when dormant, tolerating temperatures occasionally falling to between -1°c and +4.4°c. The tree needs constant humidity and cloudines, which it finds in habitats that include pre-mountainous wet and very wet forest, low mountainous wet and very wet forest, and mountainous pluvial forest.
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Retrophyllum vitiense
Retrophyllum vitiense
Family: Podocarpaceae
Cultivation
Based on data from 21 collection localities, Retrophyllum vitiense grows in a region where the mean annual temperature is 23°c, with an average minimum in the coldest month of 18°c, and a mean annual precipitation of 3,290mm. Able to withstand light frosts, it can tolerate occasional temperatures falling to between -1°c and +4.4°c). A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required.
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