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Falcatifolium

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Podocarpaceae, Parasitaxus usta, Acmopyle, Lepidothamnus, Sundacarpus

Falcatifolium is a genus of conifers belonging to the podocarp family Podocarpaceae. The genus includes evergreen dioecious shrubs and large trees of up to 36 meters. Five species are presently recognized. The genus was first described by de Laubenfels in 1969, and is composed of species formerly classified in genus Dacrydium.

Falcatifolium Falcatifolium gruezoi Podocarpaceae image 27401 at PhytoImagessiuedu

Genus Facatifolium ranges from New Caledonia to the Malay Peninsula, including New Guinea, the Indonesian islands of Sulawesi, Borneo, and the Obi and Riau Islands, and the Philippine island of Mindoro.

Falcatifolium Falcatifolium Podocarpaceae image 27248 at PhytoImagessiuedu

Falcatifolium taxoides from New Caledonia is the exclusive host of the Parasitaxus usta, the only known parasitic Gymosperm.

Falcatifolium Falcatifolium gruezoi Podocarpaceae image 27402 at PhytoImagessiuedu

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Falcatifolium Falcatifolium gruezoi Podocarpaceae image 27512 at PhytoImagessiuedu

Falcatifolium Falcatifolium taxoides Podocarpaceae image 42292 at

References

Falcatifolium Wikipedia