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Plum Pine
Plum Pine
Podocarpus elatus
Plantae
RARE

Stats

Lifespan
Up to 100 yrs
Size
Large
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Subtropical rainforest
Range
Eastern Australia
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Rare

About

The Plum Pine is a tall rainforest conifer native to Australia's east coast, growing up to 36 metres. Its distinctive purple-black 'plums' are actually swollen stem tissue — sweet and edible — while the true seed is a small green cone perched on top.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Order
Pinales
Family
Podocarpaceae
Genus
Podocarpus
Species
Podocarpus elatus