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Buddhist Pine

Podocarpus macrophyllus (Thunb.) Sweet

Physical Description

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Tree, Evergreen, Dioecious, Habit erect, Trees without or rarely having knees, Tree with bark shaggy or peeling, Young shoots 3-dimensional, Buds not resinous, Leaves needle-like, Leaves alternate, Needle-like leaf margins entire (use magnification), Leaf apex acute, Leaves > 5 cm long, Leaves > 10 cm long, Leaves yellow below, Leaves not blue-green, Scale leaves without raised glands, Needle-like leaves flat, Needle-like leaves not twisted, Needle-like leaf habit erect, Needle-like leaf habit drooping, Needle-like leaves per fascicle mostly 1, Twigs glabrous, Twigs not viscid, Twigs without peg-like projections or large fascicles after needles fall, Seeds within cone, Aril light green, Aril dark green, Berry-like cones reddish, Bracts of seed cone included, Seeds green, Seeds tan, Seeds wingless.
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