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Podocarpus roraimae

Podocarpus roraimae is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is a shrub or small tree endemic to Mount Roraima on the border of southeastern Venezuela and Guyana.

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Podocarpus roraimae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Gymnosperms
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Araucariales
Family: Podocarpaceae
Genus: Podocarpus
Species:
P. roraimae
Binomial name
Podocarpus roraimae
Synonyms2
  • Podocarpus buchholzii de Laub.
  • Podocarpus buchholzii var. neblinensis Silba
  • Podocarpus buchholzii subsp. neblinensis (Silba) Silba

Podocarpus roraimae is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is a shrub or small tree endemic to Mount Roraima on the border of southeastern Venezuela and Guyana.2

It is native to tropical montane rainforest on isolated table mountains (tepuis) from 1,800 to 2,700 metres elevation. It often grows on open rocky plateaus and ravines or sinkholes among small trees and shrubs, including Bejaria sprucei, Daphnopsis steyermarkii, Palicourea jauaensis, Crepinella umbellata, and Weinmannia velutina.2

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