Definition of Podocarps. Meaning of Podocarps. Synonyms of Podocarps

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Definition of Podocarps

Podocarp
Podocarp Pod"o*carp, n. [Podo- + Gr. karpo`s fruit.] (Bot.) A stem, or footstalk, supporting the fruit.

Meaning of Podocarps from wikipedia

- large family of mainly Southern Hemisphere conifers, known in English as podocarps, comprising about 156 species of evergreen trees and shrubs. It contains...
- Podocarpus spinulosus, the dwarf plum pine or spiny-leaf podocarp, is a species of podocarp native to the warm-temperate coastal regions of New South Wales...
- Podocarpus totara (/ˈtoʊtərə/), commonly known as the tōtara, is a species of podocarp tree endemic to New Zealand. It grows throughout the North Island, South...
- types of forest are those dominated by broadleaf trees with emergent podocarps, or by southern beech in cooler climates. The remaining vegetation types...
- forests of New Zealand. It is a member of the southern conifer group, the podocarps. The Māori name rimu comes from the Polynesian term limu which the tree's...
- Podocarpus parlatorei is a species of tree in the family Podocarpaceae and native to Argentina and Bolivia, where it grows on steep hillsides on the eastern...
- contains a mixture of beech and other broadleaf species, as well as mature podocarps such as rimu, kahikatea and tōtara towering over the canopy. Several easy...
- descended from the flora of southern Gondwana, including the coniferous podocarps and Araucaria pines, and the broad-leafed southern beech (Notho****us)...
- kiwi are often seen in daylight. They prefer subtropical and temperate podocarp and beech forests, but they are being forced to adapt to different habitat...
- relatively recent colonist in biogeographical terms. Nageia, like many podocarps, can usually be found scattered throughout the forest mixed with other...