Retrophyllum rospigliosii

Retrophyllum rospigliosii

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: Retrophyllum
Species: Retrophyllum rospigliosii

Name

Retrophyllum rospigliosii (Pilg.) C.N.Page, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 45: 380 (1989) [1988 publ. 1989].

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Podocarpus rospigliosii Pilg., Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 8: 273 (1923).
• Homotypic
  • Decussocarpus rospigliosii (Pilg.) de Laub., J. Arnold Arbor. 50: 347 (1969).
  • Nageia rospigliosii (Pilg.) de Laub., Blumea 32: 211 (1987).
• Heterotypic
  • Torreya bogotensis Linden, Cat. Gén. 82/24(Suppl. Extr.): 10 (1869), nom. rej.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Northern South America Venezuela. Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Page, C.N. 1989. New and maintained genera in the conifer families Podocarpaceae and Pinaceae. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh 45(2): 377–395. DOI: 10.24823/nrbge.1989.3534 Reference page. 

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. 
• Mill, R.R. 2016. A monographic revision of Retrophyllum (Podocarpaceae). Edinburgh Journal of Botany 73(2): 171–261. DOI: 10.1017/S0960428616000081 Reference page. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Retrophyllum rospigliosii. Published online. Accessed: February 15 2026. Reference page.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Retrophyllum rospigliosii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 February 15. Reference page. 
• IUCN: Retrophyllum rospigliosii (Pilg.) C.N.Page  (Vulnerable)

Vernacular names

• español: Pino colombiano

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