''Podocarpus borneensis'' is a species of

conifer Conifers are a group of conifer cone, cone-bearing Spermatophyte, seed plants, a subset of gymnosperms. Scientifically, they make up the phylum, division Pinophyta (), also known as Coniferophyta () or Coniferae. The division contains a single ...

in the family Podocarpaceae. It native to the island of Borneo, which is divided between Indonesia and Malaysia. It grows primarily in montane rain forests between 700 and 2,100 meters elevation, often on rocky or exposed ridges where it is a small or stunted tree. It is also found scattered in closed-canopy forests, where it can reach 20 meters or more in height. On the sandstone Merurong Plateau it can be the dominant tree, or mixed with other conifers (species of ''

Agathis ''Agathis'', commonly known as kauri or dammara, is a genus of 22 species of evergreen tree. The genus is part of the ancient conifer family Araucariaceae, a group once widespread during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, but now largely re ...

, Dacrydium, Dacrycarpus, Podocarpus'', and '' Phyllocladus'') and broadleaved trees and shrubs. It is occasionally found at lower elevations, including in ''

kerangas The Sundaland heath forest, also known as ''Kerangas'' forest, is a type of tropical moist forest found on the island of Borneo, which is divided between Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia, as well as on the Indonesian islands of Belitung and Bangk ...

'' forests on infertile sand, and at least one peat swamp forest site.

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borneensis Least concern plants Endemic flora of Borneo Flora of the Borneo montane rain forests Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Plants described in 1985 Taxa named by David John de Laubenfels Flora of the Sundaland heath forests {{conifer-stub