Podocarpaceae
Podocarpus

Podocarpus elatus R.Br. ex Endl.

First published in Syn. Conif.: 213 (1847)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. & E. Australia. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland

Introduced into:

Ascension, Hawaii

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Cox, T. (2012). Ascension island - a Conifer road less travelled. The British Conifer society journal 18: 19-25.
  • Evenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds.) (2012). Records of the Hawaii biological survey for 2011. Part II: plants. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 113: 1-102.
  • Farjon, A. (2001). World Checklist and Bibliography of Conifers, ed. 2: 1-309. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Farjon, A. (2010). A handbook of the world's Conifers 2: 533-1111. BRILL, Leiden, Boston.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Cox, T. (2012). Ascension island - a Conifer road less travelled. The British Conifer society journal 18: 19-25.
  • Evenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds.) (2012). Records of the Hawaii biological survey for 2011. Part II: plants. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 113: 1-102.
  • Farjon, A. (2001). World Checklist and Bibliography of Conifers, ed. 2: 1-309. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Plants for Health

  • GRIN (USDA)
  • US-FDA GSRS (2025)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 2007 Rodway, F.A. [860] Australia K000289715 No
Nov 1, 2007 Garden, J. [NSW19004] Australia K000289711 No
Nov 1, 2007 Coveny, R.G. [9713] Australia K000289714 No
Nov 1, 2007 Pullen, R. [4030] Australia K000289713 No
Nov 1, 2007 Constable, E.F. [NSW22355] Australia K000289712 No
Oct 1, 2007 Cunningham, A. [51] Australia K000289708 No
Oct 1, 2007 White, C.T. [12579] Australia K000289706 No
Oct 1, 2007 Clemens, M.S. [s.n.] Australia K000289700 No
Oct 1, 2007 Hubbard, C.E. [4400] Australia K000289709 No
Oct 1, 2007 Everist, S.L. [7019] Australia K000289702 No
Oct 1, 2007 Hyland, B.P.M. [4162RFK] Australia K000289704 No
Oct 1, 2007 Clemens, M.S. [s.n.] Australia K000289701 No
Oct 1, 2007 von Mueller, F. [s.n.] Australia K000289698 No
Oct 1, 2007 Coveny, R.G. [9839] Australia K000289710 No
Oct 1, 2007 Stocker, G.C. [1067] Australia K000289703 No
Oct 1, 2007 von Mueller, F. [s.n.] Australia K000289699 No
Oct 1, 2007 Melville, R. [3302] Australia K000289707 No
Oct 1, 2007 Rodway, F.A. [2771] Australia K000289705 No
Jun 1, 2006 Brown, R. [3117] Australia K000287660 Type Yes

Sources

  • EBC Common Names

    • Common Names from Kew's Economic Botany Collection https://www.kew.org/science/collections-and-resources/collections/economic-botany-collection

  • EDGE Gymnosperms

    • EDGE of Existence (Gymnosperms)
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Kew's Living Collection Database

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0