INTRODUCTION

Image of Prumnopitys andina

IX Region, Melilpeuco, Chile
Altitude: 600-800 m. 03 18, 2006

DESCRIPTION

Plant type: Tree

Height: 18 m.

Image of Prumnopitys andina

VII Region, Camino a El Melado, Chile
Altitude: 400-1200 m. 01 21, 2006

HABITAT

In Chile this species grows in the following environmental conditions:

Habitat according to altitude:

Medium altitude up to the timber line
Low altitude, interior valleys
Coastal mountains, 500 - 2000 m.

Watering conditions:

Humid areas, with almost constant rainfall. Short dry periods are possible (generally not longer than 1 month).

Light conditions:

Some shadow. Some protection against direct sunlight, some shadow from vegetation, filtering about 20 - 40 % of light.
In shadow. Steep slopes facing south or a vegetation cover which filters 40 - 80 % of light.

Image of Prumnopitys andina

VII Region, Camino a El Melado, Chile
Altitude: 400-1200 m. 01 21, 2006

USES

No ornamental value (C)

Useful properties:

Edible plant
Timber

Image of Prumnopitys andina

VII Region, Chileflora Lab., Chile
Altitude: 350 m. 05 07, 2006

GROWING TIPS

This species has the following hardiness:

USDA Hardiness Zone 8. The plant tolerates low temperatures (-8° C), can tolerate occasional snow cover for up to a couple of weeks per year.

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More photos (15) of Prumnopitys andina (Poepp. ex Endl.) de Laub. available here

More species from the same Podocarpaceae family in our data base:

Lepidothamnus fonkii

Podocarpus nubigenus (Mañío macho / Mañío de hojas punzantes)

Podocarpus saligna (Mañío de hojas largas / Mañiú)

Prumnopitys andina (Lleuque / Uva de cordillera)

Saxegothaea conspicua (Mañío hembra / Mañío de hojas cortas)