Podocarpus confertus

Botanical Description

Podocarpus confertus is an evergreen tree that can range in height from just 1 metre in stunted forests on poor soils to 36 metres[ 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. ]. Where it grows to a large tree this species will be valued and exploited for its timber; however, most trees do not attain large size as they occur on very poor soils or on exposed sites with ultrabasic rock[ 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 rapid and wide expansion of oil palm plantations in the flat coastal lowlands and of rubber tree plantations in the hills is threatening the (remnants of) types of natural forest in which this species occurs sporadically as far as is known. Difficulty with field identification makes quantification of the decline problematic and a continuing decline is here inferred from the distribution data. The plant is classified as 'Endangered' 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. ].