Information AboutSundacarpus |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT SUNDACARPUS | |
| podocarpaceae | |
| flora of indonesia | |
| flora of papua new guinea | |
''Sundacarpus'' is a Genus of Conifer s containing a single Species ''Sundacarpus amarus'', belonging to the family Podocarpaceae . ''Sundacarpus'' was designated a genus by C.N.Page in 1989; formerly it had been classified variously as a species of '' Podocarpus '' or of '' Prumnopitys ''. ''Sundacarpus'' is a large Evergreen tree, 10-60 m in height, with a trunk from 12-140 cm in diameter. The Leaves are 5-15 cm long and narrow. ''S. amarus'' is native to parts of Australia and Malesia . In Australia, the genus is found primarily on the Atherton Tableland and adjacent parts of northeastern coastal Queensland. it is quite common in New Guinea , New Britain , and New Ireland , where they are often found in montane forests together with Southern Beech (''Nothofagus''). ''Sundacarpus'' is also found on the Indonesian islands of Buru , Halmahera , Morotai , Sulawesi , Lombok , Flores , Timor , Sumbawa , Java , Sumatra , and Sabah province on the island of Borneo ; also Mindanao and Luzon in the Philippines . REFERENCES AND EXTERNAL LINKS
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