Podocarpus neriifolius

Botanical Description

Podocarpus neriifolius is a large evergreen tree with a dome-shaped crown that usually grows from 5 - 30 metres tall but can reach a height of 40 metres or more[ 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. , 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. , 388 Title Guide to the Trees of Papua New Guinea Publication Author Conn. B.J. & Damas. K.Q. Website http://www.pngplants.org/PNGtrees/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An Internet site giving good descriptions of the trees of Papua New Guinea. ]. The straight, cylindrical bole, which can be branchless for up to 20 metres, is 10 - 100cm in diameter[ 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. ]. The tree yields a valuable timber and so it is commonly harvested from the wild and traded internationally. It is sometimes also harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of edible fruit. The tree is often grown as an ornamental, valued particularly for its beautiful shape[ 598 Title Trees of Laos and Vietnam - A Field Guide to 100 species. Publication Author Hoang Van Sam; Khamseng Nanthavong; Kessler P.J.A. Publisher Blumea Year 2004 ISBN Description A detailed guide, with excellent line-drawings, to 100 of the more important trees of Laos and Vietnam. A very good work, giving lots of information about each plant. Originally published in the journal Blumea, it is available as a PDF on the Interne ]. Despite some decline in certain parts of its huge range, e.g. In Nepal and China where the IUCN SSC China Plant Specialist Group assessed it as nationally Vulnerable, this species is too widespread and common in many places to be in danger of extinction. This species is classified as being of 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2010)[ 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. ].