Podocarpus spinulosus

Spiny-leaf Podocarp at Bawley Point, NSW

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Podocarpus spinulosus 17 Dec 2018 BettyDonWood
Podocarpus spinulosus 14 Dec 2018 gtaseski
Podocarpus spinulosus 11 Dec 2018 GLemann

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3 comments

BettyDonWood wrote:
   17 Dec 2018
I think this could be Podocarpus elatus, which has leaves 6-18 mm wide and 5-14 cm long and is a tree. Spinulosus has sharp pointed leaves 2-6 mm wide, and to 8 cm long, and is usually a shrub, occasionally a small tree. Please comment.
GLemann wrote:
   17 Dec 2018
This a widely growing sprawling shrub to about 1.5 - 2m. Leaves are only up to around 5-6mm wide.
plants wrote:
   17 Dec 2018
As far as I know, P. elatus goes as far south as Jervis Bay.
This is definitely P. spinulosus, based on leaves and habit.

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