Podocarpaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Podocarpus lawrencei

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

Superficially similar to Taxus species, but this plant is definitely not poisonous[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ].

Botanical Description

Podocarpus lawrencei is a profusely-branched, evergreen shrub or small tree. It can grow up to 15 metres tall in the lower parts of its range, though at higher elevations it becomes a dwarf shrub rather wider than tall[ 329 Title The Gymnosperm Database Publication Author Website http://www.conifers.org/index.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A vast amount of information on conifers and families of gymnosperms. , 343 Title Growing Native Plants Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/gnp/ Publisher Australian National Botanic Gardens Year 0 ISBN Description A series of articles giving details of cultivation and matters of general interest (including a few plant uses) on over 250 Australian plants. ]. The plant is probably harvested from the wild for local use as a food. Podocarpus lawrencei is widespread and often common in the mountains of both SE Australia and Tasmania. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeAustralia - New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania

HabitatRocky terrain, e.g. scree slopes, broken rocky plateaus and ridges formed by acidic rock types; also in wet sclerophyll forest where it can reach to 4 metres; subalpine/alpine dwarf scrub and grassland: at elevations from 1,100 - 2,030 metres[ 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. ].