Podocarpaceae
Podocarpus

Podocarpus coriaceus Rich.

First published in A.Richard (ed.), Comm. Bot. Conif. Cycad.: 14 (1826)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Puerto Rico to Trinidad-Tobago. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • 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.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Mill, R.R. (2015). A monographic revision of the genus Podocarpus (Podocarpaceae): II. The species of the Caribbean bioregion. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 72: 61-185.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Farjon, A. (2001). World Checklist and Bibliography of Conifers, ed. 2: 1-309. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2008 Britton, N.L.; Cowell, J.F. [372] Saint Kitts and Nevis K000552522 No
Jan 1, 2008 Ramage, G.A. [s.n.] Dominica K000552520 No
Jan 1, 2008 Howard, R.A.; Taylor, G. [15728] Puerto Rico K000552519 No
Jan 1, 2008 Sintenis, P.E.E. [291] Puerto Rico K000552518 No
Jan 1, 2008 Beard, J.S. [305] Saint Kitts and Nevis K000552523 No
Jan 1, 2008 Baker, R.E.D.; Simmonds, N.W. [TRIN14930] Trinidad and Tobago K000552527 No
Jan 1, 2008 Pendry, C. [317] Dominica K000552525 No
Jan 1, 2008 Axelrod, F.; Potter, D. [9589] Puerto Rico K000552517 No
Jan 1, 2008 Higgins, J.; Paris, P. [112] Dominica K000552516 No
Jan 1, 2008 Baker, R.E.D.; Dennis, R.W.G. [TRIN14542] Trinidad and Tobago K000552528 No
Jan 1, 2008 Snow, D.W. [s.n.] Trinidad and Tobago K000552526 No
Jan 1, 2008 Parker, C.S. [s.n.] Guadeloupe K000552524 No
Dec 1, 2006 Robbins, K.S.; et al. [SR50] Montserrat K000213365 Yes
Jan 1, 1950 Ramage, G.A. [s.n.] Saint Lucia K000552521 No
Sustache, J.A. [SJ 1711] Puerto Rico K:SPC-77640.000 No
Sustache, J.A. [SJ 1711] Puerto Rico K:SPC-77641.000 No

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 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