Parasitaxus usta

Taxonavigation[edit]

Taxonavigation: Pinales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pinophyta Classis: Pinopsida Ordo: Pinales

Parasitaxus usta (Vieill.) de Laub., Fl. Nouv.-Calédonie & Dépend. 4: 45 (1972).

Basionym
- Dacrydium ustum Vieill., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 4, 16: 56 (1862).
  - Typus: [New Caledonia,] Montagnes aux environs de Poila. Vieillard 1267, pro parte (Holotypus: P).
Homotypic
- Podocarpus ustus (Vieill.) Brongn. & Gris, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 5, 6: 243 (1866).
- Nageia usta (Vieill.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 800 (1891).

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Pacific Regional: Southwestern Pacific New Caledonia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

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Feild, T.S. & Brodribb, T.J. 2005. A unique mode of parasitism in the conifer coral tree Parasitaxus ustus (Podocarpaceae). Plant, Cell & Environment 28(10): 1316–1325. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2005.01378.x

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