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Podocarpus urbanii

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA CONIFEROPSIDA CONIFERALES PODOCARPACEAE

Scientific Name: Podocarpus urbanii
Species Authority: Pilg.
Common Name/s:
English – Blue Mountain Yacca

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Lower Risk/near threatened ver 2.3
Year Published: 1998
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: Bellingham, P.
Reviewer/s:
Contributor/s:
History:
1997 – Vulnerable (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: The species is common to locally dominant in the Blue Mountains. Large populations exist on the Grand Ridge and in southern catchments.
Countries:
Native:
Jamaica
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Population [top]

Population: At very high altitudes it is one of the commonest trees.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Montane rainforest. It is less common where slopes are steep or unstable.
Systems: Terrestrial
Citation: Bellingham, P. 1998. Podocarpus urbanii. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 May 2013.
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