Sundacarpus

Sundacarpus amarus is the only species of the monotypic genus Sundacarpus from the family of Podocarpus plants ( Podocarpaceae ). The epithets amarus ( bitter ') and earlier dulcamarus ( bittersweet ' ) refer to the taste of the leaves.

Dissemination

The distribution ranges from Australia: North East Coast of Queensland (mainly the Atherton Tableland on basaltic soils at altitudes 600-1200 m ), on New Guinea ( where it is found ), the Moluccas ( Buru, Halmahera, Morotai ), the Lesser Sunda Islands ( Timor, Flores, Sumbawa, western, Lombok ), by Java, Central and South Celebes ( Bantaeng, formerly Bonthain ), the Philippines (Mindanao, Luzon ), only on Borneo in Sabah, to Sumatra.

Description

Sundacarpus amarus is reached 12-140 cm an evergreen tree, the plant height of 10 to 60 m and trunk diameter. The small, spherical Blattkospen are protected by 2 mm long shed. The leaves are in juvenile stages 4 to 12 (up to 20 ) mm long, with a 3 to 5 mm long petiole and a 20 mm long Träufelspitze. Older plants have longer leaves, which are about 5 to 15 cm long and 6-14 mm wide.

The male pins 15 to 35 mm long and have a diameter of 2.5 to 3.5 mm. The seeds have a diameter of 20 mm. The cotyledons ( cotyledons ) are three pairs.

The wood is used.

Synonyms

Synonyms for the species Sundacarpus are: Podocarpus sect. Sundacarpus, Stachycarpus sect. Sundacarpus, and Prumnopitys sectio Sundacarpus. Synonyms for the species Sundacarpus amarus are: Podocarpus amarus, Nageia amara, Stachycarpus amarus, Prumnopitys amara, Podocarpus eurhynchus, Nageia eurhyncha, Podocarpus dulcamarus, and Podocarpus pedunculatus.

Swell

• Information on Art at The Gymnosperm Database. (English )