Family · Gymnosperms
Podocarpaceae
Podocarps, yellowwoods
Largely southern-hemisphere conifers bearing seeds on fleshy, berry-like receptacles; a major evergreen family of austral forests.
- Accepted species
- 199accepted names · Kew WCVP
- Genera
- 20accepted genera · Kew WCVP
- Origin
- ≈45 MaPaleogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
- Centre of diversity
- Asia-Tropicalmost native species · WGSRPD
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- Podocarpus
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Genera
Podocarpus117 spp.
Dacrydium22 spp.
Dacrycarpus9 spp.
Falcatifolium6 spp.
Pectinopitys6 spp.
Retrophyllum6 spp.
Afrocarpus5 spp.
Nageia5 spp.
Phyllocladus4 spp.
Halocarpus3 spp.
Lepidothamnus3 spp.
Prumnopitys3 spp.
Acmopyle2 spp.
Pherosphaera2 spp.
Lagarostrobos1 spp.
Manoao1 spp.
Microcachrys1 spp.
Parasitaxus1 spp.
Saxegothaea1 spp.
Sundacarpus1 spp.
Where it grows
- Asia-Tropical79
- Southern America42
- Pacific31
- Australasia31
- Asia-Temperate18
- Africa14
- Northern America3
Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.
Related families
Podocarpaceae sits in the order Araucariales.