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Lewis, J. (1960) Podocarpaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1)
Dioecious evergreen trees or shrubs. Leaves usually narrow, spirally arranged. Male strobili of catkin-like cones; fertile scales ± peltate, bearing 2 pollen-sacs towards base. Female strobilus small with usually 1-2 fertile scales; ovule solitary, soon becoming enclosed by a fleshy false aril. Worldwide: 17 genera and 168 spp., occurring widely in the southern hemisphere, Japan, Central America and tropical African mountains. Zimbabwe: 5 cultivated genera and 8 cultivated taxa. |
No image of a cultivated species but there is an image of a native or naturalised species |
| Genus | Content |
| Afrocarpus (J. Buchholz & N. E. Gray) C. N. Page | Description |
| Dacrydium Lamb. | Description |
| Nageia Gaertn. | |
| Phyllocladus Rich. ex Mirb. | |
| Podocarpus L'Hér. ex Pers. | Description |
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