Podocarpus brevifolius

Botanical Description

Podocarpus brevifolius is an evergreen tree growing up to 20 metres tall at lower elevations but becoming a dwarfed shrub at the highest elevations[ 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 tree provides a useful timber but is quite likely not harvested at present, since most specimens grow within the confines of a protected area in Sabah, Malaysia[ 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 very small extent of occurrence and area of occupancy of this species, which is confined to high altitude habitat on Mt. Kinabalu, places it close to a threatened category. However, the total known population is protected within Mt. Kinabalu N.P. And the only plausible threat, fires caused by tourism, has not (yet) materialized to the extent that it has adversely affected the population. These fires are likely to remain local due to climate and weather prevailing on the mountain. The plant is classified as 'Near Threatened' 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. ].