PODOCARPACEAE

Baksh-Comeau, Yasmin S., Maharaj, Shobha S., Adams, Dennis, Harris, Stephen A., Filer, Denis L. & Hawthorne, William D., 2016, An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical ‘ hotspots’, Phytotaxa 250 (1), pp. 448-450 : 448-450

PODOCARPACEAE

There is doubt as to the status of Podocarpus trinitensis J.Buchholz & N.E.Gray. Farjon (2010; A Handbook of the World's Conifers. E. J. Brill, Leiden & Boston) states: ‘the leaves ( P. trinitenis ) are generally smaller than those of P. coriaceus Rich. , but the dimensions appear to overlap especially in younger trees or on branches of shaded growth. ... Whether the pollen cones can reach the length found in P. coriaceus is not known because only immature cones, not much beyond the bud stage, have so far been observed in collected specimens. Podocarpus trinitensis may turn out to be only a short-leaved variety of P. coriaceus ; both taxa are present on the island of Trinidad’. The RBS samples were divided into the two taxa based on leaf length. The Star Rating of P. trinitensis reflects the uncertainity of the taxon. Should it prove to be distinct, P. trinitensis will be a Black Star species.

Podocarpus coriaceus Rich., Comm. Bot. Conif. Cycad. 14 (1826) Common Name: Wild Pine. Habit: Tree. Habitat: Montane and submontane forests. IUCN: NE. Star: BU?. RBS Distribution Plots: TOBAGO: NE Coast-Main Ridge F.R.; TRINIDAD: Brasso Seco; Maracas-Tucuche. PSP Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Arima-Blanchisseuse Rd N; Matura-Salybia. RBS Vegetation Classes: (Sub-)Montane forest (Vegnum 1: 13% RBS samples; Vegnum 2: 25% RBS samples). Global range: Lesser Antilles to Puerto Rico.

Podocarpus trinitensis J.Buchholz & N.E.Gray, J. Arnold Arbor. 29: 135 (1948) Habit: Tree. Habitat: IUCN: LC. Star: BU. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Arima-Blanchisseuse Rd N; Brasso Seco; Grande Riviere-Matelot ; Matura-Salybia. RBS Vegetation Classes: (Sub-)Montane forest (Vegnum 1: 13% RBS samples; Vegnum 2: 50% RBS samples); Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 2% RBS samples). Global range: Endemic to Trinidad.

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