Podocarpus bracteatus

Botanical Description

Podocarpus bracteatus is an evergreen tree that can grow from 10 - 40 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be 15 - 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. ]. An important timber tree in Java, where it is commonly harvested from the wild for local use and trade[ 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. ]. This species has a wide range but is common only in western Jawa. Decline may have happened but we have no data to quantify this, and the species is still common on many mountains in Jawa. In the absence of better information 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. ].