A Monographic Revision of the Genus Podocarpus (Podocarpaceae): I. Historical Review

Abstract

The taxonomic history of the genus Podocarpus (Podocarpaceae) is reviewed as the first part of a revision of the genus. The major taxonomic and other works relating to the genus published during nine time periods (before

Molecular and fossil evidence disentangle the biogeographical history ofPodocarpus, a key genus in plant geography

“…Podocarpus is one of the largest extant conifer genera (Mill, ). We assembled a data set comprising the molecular sequences of species representing a near‐complete sample of the world‐wide distribution of the genus.…”

“…Later, de Laubenfels () revised the genus, listing 95 species divided between two subgenera Foliolatus and Podocarpus that were based on characters of the female cone, foliar anatomy and cuticle; 18 sections were also recognized (nine per subgenus). A new revision of Podocarpus is in progress (Mill, , ,b) but meantime de Laubenfels () and Farjon () are the standard references. Earlier phylogenetic analyses of the Podocarpaceae (Chaw et al ., ; Kelch, , ; Conran et al ., ) did not include all genera until Sinclair et al .…”

Phytochemical and metabolic profiling of the different Podocarpus species in Egypt: Potential antimicrobial and antiproliferative activities

“…The medicinal plants Centella asiatica and Allium sativum have been used as source of bioactive compounds against various pathogenic microbes such as Candida albicans , Aspergillus niger and Penicillium sp [ 4 , 5 ]. Podocarpaceae (Yellow Wood) is one of the largest coniferous family after Pinaceae [ 6 ], including seven genera namely Podocarpus , Dacrydium , Phyllocladus , Acmopyle , Microcachrys , and Saxegothaea . The genus Podocarpus is usually with evergreen shrub or tree habit, dioecious, simple linear-lanceolate or linear-elliptic foliage with alternate, opposite or spiral arrangement, solitary ovulate cones with swollen, and fleshy seeds [ 7 , 8 ].…”

“…has a broad leaf with congested and spirally arranged strap-shaped entire simple leaves, dark green on top, grayish underneath, and tapered at the ends. Podocarpus neriifolius has a spiral arranged leaves, slightly curved lanceolate deep green simple broad leaves, and obtuse at tips [ 6 ].…”

Niche squeeze induced by climate change of the cold-tolerant subtropical montanePodocarpus parlatorei

“…The Podocarpacae in South America is the exclusive gymnosperm group that inhabits subtropical and tropical montane and lowland forests. The 29 neotropical Podocarpus species account for nearly a third of the species currently recognized in the genus [31]. The podocarps are slow-growing tropical trees and are mostly restricted to montane forests [32].…”