1. Description

2. Distribution and habitat

3. Ecology

4. Uses

5. Status

6. References

• Podocarpus angustifolius Parl.

Podocarpus parlatorei is a species of tree in the Podocarpaceae family and native to Argentina and Bolivia, where it grows on steep hillsides on the eastern flanks of the Andes. It has been harvested commercially in the past but is now protected under a CITES treaty. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its status as being "near threatened".

Description

Distribution and habitat

Ecology

In the south of its range, this species forms pure stands, but further north it tends to grow under a canopy formed by Alnus acuminata, Cedrela angustifolia, and Juglans australis. The flowers are wind pollinated and the seed is dispersed by birds and mammals that eat the fleshy fruits. These include guans (Penelope spp.), band-tailed pigeons (Patagioenas fasciata), and the hog-nosed skunk (Conepatus chinga).^[7] The gray grass mouse (Abrothrix illuteus) lives on steep hillsides amongst the Podocarpus parlatorei and Alnus acuminata trees.^[5]

Uses

The timber is lightweight, soft and easy to work. It has been used commercially for making pencils and for building construction, flooring, furniture making, veneers, posts and utensils.^[3] Its international commercial trade has now been banned by CITES 2007 because excessive logging was depleting populations, but it is still harvested for local use.^[7] It is also used in field boundaries and around houses as hedges.^[3]

Status

In the past, this tree was listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as being "data deficient", however more recent research has enabled the IUCN to evaluate its status. The population is naturally fragmented because of geographical features and although in the past much logging has reduced populations, the remaining populations are more secure, being in remote areas or on steep hillsides where access is difficult. Though vulnerable to man-made disturbances such as logging and fires, it is a pioneer species and able to regenerate in grassland or at forest fringes. For these reasons, the IUCN has assessed its population size as stable and its conservation status as near threatened.^[1] As a cold-tolerant, subtropical montane conifer with a fragmented population, this species might be expected to be affected by global warming. However research suggests that it is able to shift its range to higher altitudes during warmer periods and will cope with climate change as it has in the past during climatic fluctuations.^[6]

References

• Ernst Stangl
• Ernst Steinitz
• Ernst Stojaspal
• Ernst Straus
• Ernst Stuhlinger
• Ernst Stückelberg
• Ernst Tandefelt
• Ernst Thalmann Park
• Ernst Thälmann (film)
• Ernst-Thälmann-Insel
• Ernst Thälmann Park
• Ernst-Thälmann-Park
• Ernst Thälmann - Sohn seiner Klasse
• Ernst tiburzy
• Ernst Tiburzy
• Ernst Tolken
• Ernst Trygger
• Ernst Ueckermann
• Ernst Uhrlau
• Ernst van den berg
• Ernst van den Berg
• Ernst van der beugel
• Ernst van der Beugel
• Ernst Van de Wetering
• Ernst Van De Wetering