Retrophyllum vitiense

Retrophyllum vitiense is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is a large evergreen rainforest emergent tree native to Fiji, Vanuatu, and the Santa Cruz Islands.

Retrophyllum vitiense
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Araucariales
Family: Podocarpaceae
Genus: Retrophyllum
Species:
R. vitiense
Binomial name
Retrophyllum vitiense
(Seem.) C.N.Page (1988 publ. 1989)
Synonyms
  • Decussocarpus vitiensis (Seem.) de Laub. (1969)
  • Nageia vitiensis (Seem.) Kuntze (1891)
  • Podocarpus vitiensis Seem. (1862)
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