ພະຍາໄມ້ / Wallich’s Podocar

Use
Income
Shelter
Scientific Name / Family
Nageia wallichiana (C.Presl) Kuntze / Podocarpaceae
Synonyms
Decussocarpus wallichianus (C.Presl) de Laub.
Nageia blumei (Endl.) Gordon
Nageia latifolia Gordon
Podocarpus agathifolius Blume
Podocarpus blumei Endl.
Podocarpus latifolius Wall.
Podocarpus latifolius Blume
Podocarpus wallichianus C.Presl
Other Names
Malayalam: Nirambali
Conservation Status
Least Concern
Botanical Description

Dioecious tree to 30 m tall and 1 m dbh with conical crown. Leaves leathery, petiolate, elliptic, 6–14 cm long, 2–5 cm wide. Pollen strobiles in groups, pedunculate, 1–2 cm long,  3–4 mm wide. Seed strobiles solitary on peduncle to 2 cm  long, with caducous scales. Receptacle with 4–7 sterile, deflexed bracts, 7–18 mm long. Seeds globular olive brown, .5–2.0 cm diameter. Pollination February–March, seeds November–December.

Description of Use

The tree yields a good timber. In Obi planks are used for house construction. In the Fly River area it is used for smaller canoe logs

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