Podocarpus macrophyllus

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Family:PODOCARPACEAE
Species:Podocarpus macrophyllus (Thunb.) Sweet
Common Name:Yew Plum Pine
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Shrub
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:**
Plant Notes:Yew Plum Pine is an introduced evergreen shrub or tree in the Podocarpus family (Podocarpaceae). It is native to China and Japan. In Alabama it is sometimes cultivated as an ornamental and has been collected as a rare escape at scattered locations. Yew Plum Pine occurs in disturbed woodlands, in urban forests, and around old home sites where it may persist. It is an evergreen shrub or tree reaching 60 feet in height. The bark is smooth, gray-brown in color, peeling in thin flakes, and becoming shallowly furrowed with age. Leaves are evergreen, alternate or spiraled in arrangement, flattened in cross section, stiff in texture, with parallel sides tapering at each end. The midrib is raised on both side of the leaf. The leaves are fragrant when crushed and are dark green above and yellowish-green below. Pollen cones are spike-like in axillary clusters of 3-5 on very short peduncles. They have several triangular bracts at their base. Seed are produced on axillary, pedunculate structures that consist of a red or purplish fleshy receptacle and an ovule. The ovule is enclosed in an ovuliferous scale known as the epimatum. The epimatum becomes black with a white powdery coating when mature. Yew Plum Pine is a slow growing evergreen that is readily available from nurseries. It tolerates pruning well and is used as a screen or hedge, especially for areas near structures or powerlines where a right of way must be maintained. It tolerates dry and poor soils and full sun to shade.—A. Diamond.
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Not Native
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Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyPODOCARPACEAE - Podocarpus family
Genus Podocarpus
Species Podocarpus macrophyllus (Thunb.) Sweet - Yew Plum Pine

Citation

Citation Podocarpus macrophyllus (Thunberg) Sweet, Hort. Suburb. Lond. 211. 1818.
Basionym: Taxus macrophylla Thunb. 1784.
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Coffee, Geneva, Jefferson, Mobile, Montgomery

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, AUA, JSU, TROY, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: -

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
TROY000043774 Geneva 10 Dec 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
27119		 TROY
Podocarpus macrophyllus (Thunb.) Sweet
JSU105804 Mobile 02 Jun 1972 Kral, Robert
47121		 JSU
Podocarpus macrophyllus (Thunberg) Sweet
AMAL00018767 Mobile 27 Jun 2010 Horne, Howard E.
1465		 AMAL
Podocarpus macrophyllus (Thunb.) Sweet
JSU105805 Montgomery 11 May 1977 Kral, Robert
60001		 JSU
Podocarpus macrophyllus (Thunberg) Sweet
JSU105806 Jefferson 04 Nov 1972 McCool, Jeff
s.n.		 JSU
Podocarpus macrophyllus (Thunberg) Sweet
AUA_ACC_56394 Mobile 2 Jun 1972 Kral, Robert
47121		 AUA
Podocarpus Macrophylla (Thunb.) Sweet
ALNHS00003557 Geneva 16 Jun 2015 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#2049		 ALNHS
Podocarpus macrophyllus (Thunb.) Sweet
UWAL0011615 Mobile 17 Sep 2011 Horne, Howard E.
1675		 UWAL
Podocarpus macrophyllus (Thunberg) Sweet
TROY000032312 Mobile 27 Jun 2010 Horne, Howard E.
1465		 TROY
Podocarpus macrophyllus (Thunberg) Sweet
AMAL00019490 Mobile 17 Sep 2011 Horne, Howard E.
1675		 AMAL
Podocarpus macrophyllus (Thunberg) Sweet
UWAL0032971 Geneva 10 Dec 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
27119		 UWAL
Podocarpus macrophyllus (Thunb.) Sweet
TROY000047521 Coffee 31 Jan 2019 Diamond, Alvin R.
28722		 TROY
Podocarpus macrophyllus (Thunb.) Sweet
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