Summary
Podocarpus neriifolius is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It grows 10–15m tall, though very occasionally taller, in tropical and subtropical wet closed forests, between 650m and 1600m elevation.[3] In Cambodia however it grows in a dwarf form some 2–4m tall, at Bokor, some 1000m elevation.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Araucariales |
| Family: | Podocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Podocarpus |
| Species: | P. neriifolius
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| Binomial name | |
| Podocarpus neriifolius D.Don (1824)
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It ranges from Nepal, eastern India,and Bangladesh through parts of Indochina (Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam) and Malesia (Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, Sulawesi, and the Philippines).[2]
Previously the species was thought to range eastwards as far as Fiji. David J. de Laubenfels identified the eastern populations from New Guinea to Fiji as a separate species, Podocarpus idenburgensis, distinguished by narrow, acute leaves.[4]
Its common name in Khmer is srô:l.[3]
It has a yellowish wood, used in construction in Cambodia, where it is graded 2nd category (not as good as 1st, but above others).[3]
References edit
- ^ Farjon, A. (2013). "Podocarpus neriifolius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T42521A2984612. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T42521A2984612.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ a b Podocarpus neriifolius D.Don. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ a b c Dy Phon Pauline, 2000, Plants Used In Cambodia, printed by Imprimiere Olympic, Phnom Penh
- ^ David J. de Laubenfels "New Sections and Species of Podocarpus Based on the Taxonomic Status of P. neriifolius (Podocarpaceae) in Tropical Asia," Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature 24(2), 133-152, (22 September 2015). https://doi.org/10.3417/2012091