  Distribution of the four varieties, redrawn from (1). | Dacrycarpus imbricatus var. curvulus (Miq.) de Laub. 1969Common Names"Tjamarah, J, at variance for Casuarina which does not occur so far west in Java." (1).Taxonomic notesSyn: Podocarpus cupressina var. curvula Miq. 1851; Podocarpus imbricatus var. curvula (Miq.) Wasscher 1941 (1).Description"Shrubby pyramidal tree to 8 m tall and sometimes procumbent. Foliage shoots curved downwards but main branches curved upwards. Adult foliage leaves like var. imbricatus but distinctly more robust, 1.2-2 by 0.8-1 mm. Involucral leaves 2.5-4.5 mm long and more or less clasping the receptacle" (1).RangeN Sumatra (Atjeh: Leuser complex & G. Bandahara) and W Java (Priangan; Diëng). "In N. Sumatra forms pure stands on exposed mossy mountain peaks, on blangs and steep slopes, between 2000 and 3420 m" (1).Big TreeOldestDendrochronologyEthnobotanyObservationsRemarksCitations(1) de Laubenfels 1988. |
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