How to identify Taiwan Podocarpus

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1. Appearance

2. Leaves

3. Seeds

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Appearance: Tree, diameter at breast height is about 60 cm, bark is light gray. Leaves: Bar-shaped, strip-lanceolate or lanceolate, leathery, light green above, light green below with white powder. Seeds: Oval or oval in shape. Green, with white powder covering the surface.

1. Appearance

1. Appearance

Taiwan Podocarpus is a tree with a diameter at breast height of about 60 cm and the color of the bark is light gray.

2. Leaves

The leaves of Taiwan Podocarpus are strip-shaped, strip-lanceolate or lanceolate, leathery, about 5-9 cm long and 8-12 mm wide. The leaves are straight and slightly curved, with slightly thinner edges and upper parts. Gradually narrow, the apex is sharp or blunt, the base is narrow, the upper surface is light green, the lower part is light green with white powder, the petiole is short, about 5 mm.

3. Seeds

Taiwan Podocarpus seeds are solitary in the leaf axils, oval or oval in shape, with a narrow and pointed apex, about 8 mm in diameter and 1-2 cm long. The color is green and the surface is covered with white powder.

2. Leaves

3. Seeds

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