Podocarpus capuronii
{{Short description|Species of conifer}}
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| status = EN
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Podocarpus
| species = capuronii
| authority = de Laub.
| synonyms_ref = {{cite web |url= https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:687985-1 |title= Podocarpus capuronii de Laub.
|author= |date=n.d. |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=December 30, 2022}}
| synonyms = Podocarpus capuronii var. woltzii (Gaussen) Silba
Podocarpus capuronii subsp. woltzii (Gaussen) Silba
Podocarpus woltzii Gaussen
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Podocarpus capuronii is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar.
Habitat and range
Podocarpus capuronii is native to the highlands of Madagascar, where it ranges from 1,320 to 2,800 meters elevation. Herbarium specimens have been collected as high as 2000 meters, but it has been observed in subalpine ericoid thickets as high as 2800 meters.
It is found on infertile sandy soils over quartzite or gneiss, on rocky slopes and ridges, and along streams in ravines. This plant slow-growing and stunted in form when growing on open, sandy sites, but in forested areas it can grow to 20 meters tall.
Taxonomy
The Latin specific epithet of capuronii is in honor of the French botanist René Capuron.{{cite web |title=Capuron, René Paul Raymond {{!}} International Plant Names Index |url=https://www.ipni.org/a/1390-1 |website=www.ipni.org |access-date=18 December 2021}}
References
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Category:Endemic flora of Madagascar
Category:Flora of the Madagascar subhumid forests
Category:Endangered flora of Africa
Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Category:Taxa named by David John de Laubenfels
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