Podocarpus spinulosus

Podocarpus spinulosus

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. Foliolatus
Sectio: P. sect. Spinulosus
Species: Podocarpus spinulosus

Name

Podocarpus spinulosus (Sm.) R.Br. ex Mirb., Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 13: 75 (1825)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Margbensonia spinulosa (Sm.) A.V.Bobrov & Melikyan in Byull. Moskovsk. Obshch. Isp. Prir., Otd. Biol., n.s., 103(1): 60 (1998)
  • Nageia spinulosa (Sm.) F.Muell. in Syst. Census Austral. Pl.: 109 (1882)
  • Taxus spinulosa Sm. in A.Rees, Cycl. 35: n.° 7 (1817)
• Heterotypic
  • Nageia ensifolia (R.Br. ex Carrière) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 800 (1891)
  • Podocarpus bidwillii Hooibr. ex Endl. in Syn. Conif.: 213 (1847)
  • Podocarpus ensifolius R.Br. ex Carrière in Traité Gén. Conif.: 456 (1855)
  • Podocarpus pungens Caley ex D.Don in A.B.Lambert, Descr. Pinus 2: 23 (1824)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Australasia RegionalːAustralia New South Wales, Queensland References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Don, D., 1825. Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire naturelle 13:75. "spinulosa"

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. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Podocarpus spinulosus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 February 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Podocarpus spinulosus. Published online. Accessed: February 13 2026. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Podocarpus spinulosus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: dwarf plum pine, spiny-leaf podocarp

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