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...
- types of forest are those dominated by broadleaf trees with emergent podocarps, or by southern beech in cooler climates. The remaining vegetation types...
- 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/), also known as the tōtara, is a species of podocarp tree endemic to New Zealand. It grows throughout the North Island, South...
- 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...
- Wallacea to New Guinea, and several Gondwanian plant families, including podocarps and araucarias, moved westward from Australia-New Guinea into western...
- descended from the flora of southern Gondwana, including the coniferous podocarps and Araucaria pines, and the broad-leafed southern beech (Notho****us)...
- Antarctic flora, which includes trees like the southern beech (Notho****us), podocarps, the alerce (Fitzroya cupressoides), and Araucaria pines like the monkey-puzzle...
- environments, such as the Daintree Rainforest in Queensland, or the mixed podocarp and broadleaf forest of Ulva Island, New Zealand, forest is the more-or-less...
- North Island. The forests are made up of coniferous podocarps and broadleaf evergreen trees. The podocarps are abundant at lower elevations, while southern...