''Podocarpus macrophyllus'' var. ''maki'' is a variety of

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in the family

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. It is a variety of ''

Podocarpus macrophyllus ''Podocarpus macrophyllus'' is a conifer in the genus ''Podocarpus'', family Podocarpaceae. It is the northernmost species of the genus, native to southern Japan and southern and eastern China. Common names in English include yew plum pine, Buddh ...

'' native to southern China, northern Myanmar, Taiwan, and south-central and southern Japan. ''Podocarpus macrophyllus'' var. ''maki'' is an evergreen tree growing up to 15 metres tall. Its branches are strong and horizontal with dense branchlets. Leaves are thick and leathery and spirally arranged, up to 18 × 1 cm, bright green above and glaucous beneath. It varies from ''P. macrophyllus'' var. ''macrophyllus'' only in leaf width and receptacle color.

Etymology

''Podocarpus'' is derived from

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, meaning ‘stalked fruit’. It was named in reference to the fleshy fruit stalks of some species.Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. (hardback), (paperback). pp 104, 308

References

macrophyllus var. maki Flora of South-Central China Flora of Southeast China Flora of Japan Flora of Myanmar Flora of Taiwan Plants described in 1846 Taxa named by Philipp Franz von Siebold Taxa named by Joseph Gerhard Zuccarini Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{conifer-stub