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Saxegothaea

Conifers and Other Gymnosperms

Saxegothaea, most often called by its genus name or as Prince Albert's yew, is a genus of conifer containing a single species, Saxegothaea conspicua, in the podocarp family. It is a medium sized tree native to southern Chile and Argentina, growing between roughly thirty five and forty six degrees south latitude, at higher elevations in the north of its range and down to sea level in the south.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Conservation Status
Near Threatened 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Plantae, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Saxegothaea

In Biome

Source Wikidata: Saxegothaea

In Ecosystem

Source Wikipedia: Saxegothaea
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1. Wikipedia: Saxegothaea
Wikipedia
  • infobox status=NT
  • lead sentence (diet), EntityId 337753
    Saxegothaea is a monotypic genus of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae containing one species, Saxegothaea conspicua.
  • In Ecosystem: Valdivian Temperate Rainforest, article text (ecosystem), EntityId 337753, target E291540
    Saxegothaea is endemic to the Valdivian temperate rain forests of southern Chile and adjacent parts of Argentina, where it is generally found in association with Pilgerodendron uviferum and Fitzroya cupressoides.
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2. GBIF Species API
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3. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ13080853, descriptionView the Source
Wikidata: Saxegothaea
  • Child Taxon Of: Plantae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
  • In Biome: Temperate Rainforest, Introduction
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