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Retrophyllum
Sign in to saveRetrophyllum is a genus of conifers in the family Podocarpaceae. It contains five generally recognized extant species with a disjunct distribution in the Southern Hemisphere, found in Papuasia and also in South America. Retrophyllum are evergreen trees typically occurring in tropical rainforests and cloud forests.
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GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassPinopsida
- OrderPinales
- FamilyPodocarpaceae
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- Parent taxon
- Podocarpaceae
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- Etymology
- Description
- Distribution
- Fossil record
- Taxonomy
- Species
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Retrophyllum is a genus of conifers in the family Podocarpaceae. It contains five generally recognized extant species with a disjunct distribution in the Southern Hemisphere, found in Papuasia and also in South America. Retrophyllum are evergreen trees typically occurring in tropical rainforests and cloud forests.
== Etymology == The name Retrophyllum is derived from the Latin retro, meaning "backward" or "reversed", and the Greek phyllos, meaning "leaf". The name refers to the unique phyllotaxis where the adaxial surfaces of the leaves face up on one side of the shoot and down on the other.