Podocarpus oleifolius

Podocarpus oleifolius

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: Podocarpus
Subgenus: P. subg. Podocarpus
Sectio: P. sect. Pratensis
Species: Podocarpus oleifolius

Name

Podocarpus oleifolius D.Don in A.B.Lambert, Descr. Pinus 2: 20 (1824)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Nageia oleifolia (D.Don) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 800 (1891)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regionalː Western South America Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru Regionalː Northern South America Colombia Regionalː Central America Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Continental: Northern America Regionalː Mexico Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Don, D. in A. B. Lambert, 1824. Description of the genus Pinus ed. 1, 2:20.

Additional references

• Farjon, A. 2010. A Handbook of the World's Conifers. 2 vols., pp. 1–526 + 527–1111, Koninklijke Brill, Leiden, Boston. ISBN 978-90-04-17718-5. Reference page. 
• Dorr, L.J. & Niño, S.M. (2024). Flora of Guaramacal (Venezuela) II Gymnosperms, Angiosperms (Cl.oranthales, Magnoliids). Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 120: 1-92.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Podocarpus oleifolius in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 February 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Podocarpus oleifolius. Published online. Accessed: February 12 2026. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Podocarpus oleifolius in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• español: Romerillo (Peru)

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