ໄມ້ພະຍາຂ້າມປ້ອມ / Queen-wood Pine

Use
Income
Ornamental
Shelter
Scientific Name / Family
Podocarpus neriifolius D.Don / Podocarpaceae
Synonyms
Margbensonia neriifolia (D.Don) A.V.Bobrov & Melikyan
Nageia discolor (Blume) Kuntze Synonym
Nageia endlicheriana (Carrière) Kuntze
Nageia leptostachya (Blume) Kuntze
Nageia neglecta (Blume) Kuntze
Nageia neriifolia (D.Don) Kuntze
Podocarpus decipiens N.E.Gray
Podocarpus discolor Blume
Podocarpus endlicherianus Carrière
Podocarpus junghuhnianus Miq.
Podocarpus leptostachyus Blume
Podocarpus macrophyllus var. acuminatissimus E.Pritz.
Podocarpus neglectus Blume
Podocarpus neriifolius var. decipiens (N.E.Gray) Silba
Podocarpus neriifolius subsp. decipiens (N.E.Gray) Silba
Podocarpus neriifolius var. linearis Wasscher
Podocarpus neriifolius var. membranaceus Wasscher
Podocarpus neriifolius var. penibukanensis Silba
Podocarpus neriifolius subsp. penibukanensis (Silba) Silba3
Podocarpus neriifolius var. polyanthus Wasscher
Podocarpus neriifolius var. staintonii Silba
Podocarpus neriifolius subsp. staintonii (Silba) Silba
Podocarpus polyanthus (Wasscher) Gaussen
Other Names
Chinese: 百日青 [bai ri qing]
Lao: Ka dong
Vietnamese: Thông tre, Thông trúc đào, Ba.nh niên tùng, Thông tre nam
Khmer: srô:l.
Conservation Status
Least Concern
Botanical Description

Tree to 25 m tall and 0.7 m dbh with cylindrical pyramidal crown. Bark grayish brown, fibrous, peeling off in longitudinal flakes. Leaves shortly petiolate, lanceolate, acuminate, leathery, 6–12 cm long, 8–12 mm wide. Pollen strobiles subterminal, 1–5, sessile, cylindric, 2.5–5.0 cm long. Seedbearing structures axillary, solitary; peduncle 1–2 cm long.  Receptacle orange–red, obconical, 8–10 mm long, 5–8 mm in diameter. Seed ovoid, 0.8–1.6 cm long. Pollination May, seeds August–November (Averyanov et al. 2014).

Description of Use

Wood with fine texture, resistant to termites and insects. Used for construction, boat making, cabinetwork, furniture, and fine art articles. The shape of the tree is beautiful, used as an ornamental tree.

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