Podocarpus

The endemic oak species are also valued for their excellent properties to produce charcoal, while rare tree species such as Podocarpus are very sensitive to exploitation.

Talamancan montane forests 2010

The dominant plant families are the Lauraceae, Fagacaeae, Theaceae and Rosaceae, with some scattered Gymnosperms such as Podocarpus imbricatus, Podocarpus neriifolius, and Nageia fleuryi.

Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, Vietnam 2008

Upper montane forest contains conifers (pines and related Gymnosperms such as Podocarpus spp.,

Sulawesi montane rain forests 2008

Swamp forest grows in poorly drained areas, dominated by Syzygium rowlandii, Podocarpus usambarensis, Agauria salicifolia, and Anthocleista grandiflora.

Kahuzi-Biéga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo 2009

The highland rain forest growing above 2,000 m is characterized by Podocarpus usambarensis, Chrysophyllum longipes, Ficus sp.,

Kahuzi-Biéga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo 2009

Many species common in montane forest, such as trees of the genera Podocarpus and Juniperus, have economic importance, while several crops including coffee (Coffea arabica) and tef (Eragrostis tef) from the Ethiopian Highlands have been domesticated.

Biological diversity in the Eastern Afromontane 2009

Some low forest associations are Bonnetia neblinae and Neotatea neblinae; Podocarpus roraimae, Schefflera umbellata, Daphnopsis steyermarkii, Psychotria jauaensis, Befaria sprucei, and Weinmannia velutina; and the endemic-dominated association on the Cerro Yapacana of Bonnetia tristyla, Tepuianthus yapacanensis, Symplocos yapacanensis, and Gongylolepis yapacana.

Canaima National Park, Venezuela 2009

The most widespread tree genus is Podocarpus, although Juniperus is found in drier forests of northeastern and eastern Africa.

Biological diversity in the Eastern Afromontane 2009

The most common tree found on steep slopes is Podocarpus coriaceus, the island's only native conifer.

Morne Trois Pitons, Dominica 2009

Five species of tree characterize the forested montane zone: Nuxia congesta, Podocarpus latifolius, Prunus africana, Rapanea melanophloeos, and Syzygium guineense bamendae, and these trees become increasingly covered with an epiphytic flora, especially orchids and mosses, at higher altitudes.

Cameroonian Highlands forests 2009