The Gymnosperm Database

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Range of Falcatifolium angustum (de Laubenfels 1988). Adapted from a map by www.expediamaps.com.

 

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Conservation status 2013

Falcatifolium angustum

de Laub. 1969

Common names

Taxonomic notes

Description

"Tree to 20 m tall, 6-25 cm diam. Juvenile leaves narrowly lanceolate and gradually curved slightly forward towards the apex, c. 7 cm long and 1.2 mm near the base. Adult leaves less curved or straight, pungent, keeled on each side, 18-35 by 1-2.5 mm. Somewhat immature pollen cones 8 mm long and 2 mm diam. Seed-bearing structures unknown" (de Laubenfels 1988).

Distribution and Ecology

Borneo: Two collection in Sarawak, near the coast. Found at 90-240 m elevation on podsolized sands and kerangas. Associates include Parastemon, Shorea albida and Gymnostoma sp. (de Laubenfels 1988).

This taxon has a very restricted area of occupancy (typically less than 20 km2) with only two known locations, so it is prone to the effects of human activities or chance events within a very short time period in an uncertain future.

Remarkable Specimens

No data as of 2023.02.21.

Ethnobotany

No data as of 2023.02.21.

Observations

No data as of 2023.02.21.

Remarks

Citations

Laubenfels, D. J. de. 1969. A revision of the Malesian and Pacific rainforest conifers, I. Podocarpaceae, in part. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 50:312-314. Available: Biodiversity Heritage Library, accessed 2021.12.24.

See also

Last Modified 2023-02-26