Lepidothamnus

Lepidothamnus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Araucariales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pinophyta Classis: Pinopsida Subclassis: Cupressidae Ordo: Araucariales

Familia: Podocarpaceae
Genus: Lepidothamnus
Species: L. fonkii – L. intermedius – L. laxifolius

Name

Lepidothamnus Phil., Linnaea 30: 730 (1861)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regionalː Southern South America Argentina South, Chile South Continental: Australasia Regionalː New Zealand New Zealand North, New Zealand South References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Philippi, R.A., 1861. Linnaea. Ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange 30: 730.

Additional references

• Farjon, A. (2001). World Checklist and Bibliography of Conifers, ed. 2: 1-309. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Lepidothamnus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 February 09. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Lepidothamnus. Published online. Accessed: February 09 2026. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Lepidothamnus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Bog pine
• español: Ciprés enano, Ciprés de turbera

For more multimedia, look at Lepidothamnus on Wikimedia Commons.