Podocarpus atjehensis
Atjeh (David Middleton email 2002.01.31).
Type: Indonesia, Sumatra, Aceh, Gunung Kemiri, 1937, C.G.G.J. van Steenis 9614 (holo BO, iso L) (de Laubenfels 2015).
Synonymy (de Laubenfels 2015):
See Podocarpus neriifolius for taxonomic notes on the 17 species in the P. neriifolius complex.
Trees, 8-15 m tall and about 20 cm diameter. Foliage buds 6-14 mm long. Adult leaves linear-lanceolate to lanceolate, 7-11 cm × 6-8 mm, narrowly acute, narrowing somewhat gradually at the base to a 3-4 mm petiole, cuticle thick, sometimes with lateral vascular resin canals distinctly larger than the median canal, midrib above a prominent ridge with nearly vertical sides, 0.2-0.3 mm wide, 0.2 mm high. Pollen cones 3.5 cm, sessile, solitary; apex of the microsporophyll a small triangular spur c. 0.2 mm long. Seed-bearing structure on a 8-16 mm peduncle; foliola 2-4 mm long; receptacle 10-11 mm long, formed of two unequal bracts, becoming red when mature. Seed with its covering, including a blunt apex, 9-11 × 7-8 mm (de Laubenfels 1988).
This forest tree has two reported occurences, highly disjunct: in NW Sumatra (Gajo Lands: Kemiri and Bandahara Mountains, 2500-3300 m elev.) and in western New Guinea (Wissel Lakes, 1800 m elev.) (de Laubenfels 1988). The IUCN reports that the population status is declining.
No data as of 2023.01.19.
No data as of 2023.01.19.
No data as of 2023.01.19.
The epithet refers to Atjeh, now called Aceh, site of the type locality.
Laubenfels, David J. de. 2015. New sections and species of Podocarpus based on the taxonomic status of P. neriifolius (Podocarpaceae) in tropical Asia. Novon 24(2):133-152. https://doi.org/10.3417/2012091.
Silba, J. 1984. Phytologia Memoirs 7:60. Available: Biodiversity Heritage Library, accessed 2023.01.19.
Gray, Netta E. 1958. A Taxonomic Revision of Podocarpus, XI. The South Pacific Species of Section Podocarpus, Subsection B. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 39:466. Available: Biodiversity Heritage Library, accessed 2023.01.08.
Last Modified 2023-02-26
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