Brown pine
The brown pine is a conifer that occurs naturally only in the southern hemisphere.
The scientific name Podocarpus derives from the Greek, podo, which means foot, and carpus, which means fruit. The name is due to the fruit, consisting of one or two naked seeds sitting on top of a fleshy, foot-shaped seed stalk.
Many species of podocarps provide valuable timber and are in sharp decline in many places due to deforestation.
Facts:
- Greenhouse location: The Mountain Forest House
- Danish name: Nerie-sydtaks
- Latin name: Podocarpus neriifolius
- Family: Yellowwood family / Podocarpaceae
- Natural habitat: South- and Southeast Asia