Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Podocarpus L’Hérit. ex Pers. [409]

genus_ja: マキ

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accepted: Accepted

Family: Podocarpaceae

family_ja: マキ

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distribution_en: S.temp., E.Asia, W.Indies

description_en: Genus of about 100 species of dioecious, occasionally monoecious, evergreen, coniferous trees and shrubs from forest habitats, mainly in warm-temperate to tropical zones. They are grown for their spirally arranged leaves, which are variable in shape and are mainly borne in 2 ranks. Male and female flowers are usually borne on separate trees: the males are yellow or red, solitary or in axillary clusters of up to 5, or, in some species, borne in narrow, catkin-like cones; the females are green and produced in cone-like structures. Male and female plants are both needed to produce the plum-shaped, rounded to oblong, usually single-seeded fruits, which have fleshy, often red arils at the bases. Grow as specimens or in a woodland garden; P. alpinus and P. nivalis are also suitable for a shrub border or large rock garden. P. macrophyllus needs long, hot, humid summers to achieve tree stature, remaining shrub-like in cooler areas; it is sometimes used for hedging. The frost-tender species are attractive specimens in warm climates, but need temperate or warm greenhouse protection in frost-prone areas.

hardiness_en: Fully hardy to frost tender.

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propagation_en: Sow seed as soon as ripe, or in containers in an open frame in spring; germination may take as long as 12-18 months. Take semi-ripe cuttings from upright leading shoots in late summer.

pests_en: Trouble free.

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comment_ja: イヌマキ，ラカンマキ，ナギ

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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2022-03-09 15:20 by hkokubun@mac.com

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