Podocarpus neriifolius
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 altitude.[2] In Cambodia however it grows in a dwarf form some 2–4m tall, at Bokor, some 1000m elevation.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Pinales |
| Family: | Podocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Podocarpus |
| Species: | P. neriifolius |
| Binomial name | |
| Podocarpus neriifolius D. Don | |
It is found in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Fiji and Bhutan
Its common name in Khmer is srô:l.[2]
It has a yellowish wood, used in construction in Cambodia, where it is graded 2nd category (not as good as 1st, but above others).[2]
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References
- Conifer Specialist Group 1998. Podocarpus neriifolius. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007.
- Dy Phon Pauline, 2000, Plants Used In Cambodia, printed by Imprimiere Olympic, Phnom Penh
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