Retrophyllum comptonii: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Pinopsida
- Order
- Pinales
- Family
- Podocarpaceae
- Genus
- Retrophyllum
- Species
- Retrophyllum comptonii
- Scientific Name
- Retrophyllum comptonii
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Retrophyllum comptonii
Retrophyllum comptonii is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is a tree endemic to New Caledonia.
It is native to Grande Terre, New Caledonia's main island, where it ranges from Port Boise in the far south to Mont Ignambi on the northeast coast. It grows in montane rain forest and shrubland (maquis), on both ultramafic and schist substrates, from 700 to 1,450 metres elevation, and occasionally as low as 200 meters.
...Retrophyllum comptonii in languages:
- Chinese
- 新喀扭葉杉
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