 | Austrotaxus spicatus LiCommon NamesTaxonomic notesThe sole species in Austrotaxus Compton. Vidakovic (2) cites Compton as the specific author, as well.DescriptionFor the genus: "A monoecious tree with distinct elongated, acuminate buds with few, long, triangular scales. Leaves spirally arranged, narrowly lanceolate, Podocarpus-like, acute, leathery, grooved above, with a prominent midrib below, margins revolute, with a narrow petiole. Male strobili on a scaly peduncle, in dense axillary spikes, with acuminate scales, peltate microsporophylls and 2-4 pollen sacs. Female cone oblong, solitary, borne on a scaly peduncle; ovule nearly enclosed except near the tip by a fleshy orange aril. Seeds one per cone, with a pointed apex, wingless" (1).For the species: "An evergreen trees, up to 24 m in height. Leaves spirally arranged, linear, 8-12 cm long. 4 mm wide. shortly pointed. with slightly revolute margins. Fruit about 3 cm long, almost completely enclosed by the aril. Seed drupe-like, cylindrical 12-15 mm long" (2). RangeNew Caledonia: 300-900 m in moist tropical forests (2).Big TreeOldestDendrochronologyEthnobotanyObservationsRemarksCitations(1) Silba 1986.(2) Vidakovic 1991. |
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