Podocarpaceae FAMILY Vulnerable

Podocarpus fasciculus

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Podocarpus fasciculus is a small to medium-sized evergreen tree The tree is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood. Podocarpus fasciculus has previously been assessed as Endangered in Taiwan or as Near Threatened at the global level on the basis of limited distribution and continuing decline. These assessments used the previous IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria. Under version 3.1 (IUCN 2001) the extent of occurrence is beyond the threshold for Vulnerable. However, it is very likely that there has been a past decline of at least 30% due to selective logging (in Taiwan), clear-felling, selective logging and the conversion of forests for agriculture or plantation forestry (Ryukyu Islands and Japan) within the last three generations where one generation is estimated to be at least 25 years. The plant is classified as 'Vulnerable' 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 RangeE. Asia - Taiwan, eastern and southern Japan

HabitatEvergreen, lower montane to montane forests, often as an understorey but reaching the canopy in lower forest types on the Ryukyu Islands; at elevations from 1,500 - 2,500 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. ].