Prumnopitys andina (Poepp. ex Endl.) de Laub.

Place of Publication

Blumea 24(1): 189 (1978)

Type citation

Based on Podocarpus spicatus. Chile, "Crescit in Chile australis alpinis frigidis, locis umbrosis convallis Quillai-Leuvu versus Antuco". Lectotype (designated by Molloy & Muñoz-Schick): Poeppig D880, January 1829, Herbarium Boissier, G; isolectotype: BR0000005 63286)

Synonyms

Common names

lleuque (Hechenleitner et al. (2005))
lleuqui (Hechenleitner et al. (2005))
uva de cordillera (Molloy & Muñoz-Schick (1999)) (Mill & Quinn (2001)) (Hechenleitner et al. (2005))

References

de Laubenfels (1978)

de Laubenfels, D 1978. The genus Prumnopitys (Podocarpaceae) in Malesia. Blumea 24(1):189-190
Rodríguez et al. (1983)

Rodríguez, R. , Matthei , O. and Quezada , M. 1983. Flora Arbórea de Chile. Chile: Editorial de la Universidad de Concepción
Marticorena & Rodríguez (1995)

Marticorena , C. and Rodríguez, R. 1995. Flora de Chile, Vol. 1 Pteridophyta-Gymnospermae. Universidad de Concepción
Molloy & Muñoz-Schick (1999)

Molloy, B. and Muñoz-Schick, M. 1999. The correct name for the Chilean conifer Lleuque (Podocarpaceae). New Zealand Journal of Botany 37: 189-193
Mill & Quinn (2001)

Mill, R.R. and Quinn, C.J. 2001. Prumnopitys andina reinstated as the correct name for "lleuque", the Chilean conifer recently renamed P. spicata (Podocarpaceae). Taxon 50(4):1143-1154.
Hechenleitner et al. (2005)

Hechenleitner, P. , Gardner, M.F. , Thomas, P.I. , Echeverría, C , Escobar, B. , Brownless, P. and Martínez A., C. 2005. Plantas amenazadas del centro-sur de Chile: distribución, conservación y propagación, 1a edición. Valdivia: Trama Impresores S.A

Iconography

Gardner et al. (2015): p. 38

Regions

Maule, Biobío, Araucanía and Ñuble

Distribution and habitat

The main distribution is within the Andes from Region Maule (province Linares) to Region Araucanía (province Malleco) along the Río Reigolil. It has an altitudinal range of between 200 to 1380 m. In the Coastal Cordillera it has a single, very small location to the east of P.N. Nahuelbuta. There are also two small populations in the Central Depression close to Victoria. Prumnopitys andina mostly occurs adjacent to watercourses and is associated with a wide range of tree species including Austrocedrus chilensis, Cryptocarya alba, Quillaja saponaria and Nothofagus species.

Distribution

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Descriptions

Marticorena & Rodríguez (1995)
Hechenleitner et al. (2005)

Habit

Evergreen tree to 15 m tall.

Key characteristics

When sterile this species has been confused with Saxegothaea conspicua but the bark in this species is smooth and purplish and forms irregular brown-reddish patches. The young shoots are purple and the foliage of young extension growths are in whorls of up to seven shoots arranged all around the stem. In Prumnopitys andina the bark is smooth and bright grey and slightly bluish in colour and the shoots are never in whorls — instead, they are spread upwards either side of the upper part of the main shoot.

Notes

Seed of this species is banked by the national seed bank of Chile, INIA.