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retro·phyl·lum
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Retrophyllum, genus Retrophyllumnoun
small genus of tropical evergreen dioecious shrubs or trees of Oceania and tropical South America
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Retrophyllum
Retrophyllum is a genus of conifers in the family Podocarpaceae. It contains five generally recognized extant species with a disjunct distribution in the Southern Hemisphere, found in Papuasia and also in South America. Retrophyllum are evergreen trees typically occurring in tropical rainforests and cloud forests.
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retrophyllum
Retrophyllum is a genus of evergreen conifers in the podocarpaceae family. These trees are native to South America, New Caledonia and New Guinea. The leaves are arranged spirally, but twisted at the base to lie in two horizontal ranks. The genus was only recognized in 1989; previously, the species were included in genus Podocarpus.
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Retrophyllum
Retrophyllum is a genus of coniferous gymnosperms in the family Podocarpaceae. It has a disjunct distribution in the Southern Hemisphere. Four or five species are recognized. Fossil Record Retrophyllum shoots have a distinctive morphology in which the leaves are in opposite pairs, and twisted in such a way that the abaxial surface of one leaf is up, and in the other it is down. This feature, added to a distinctive epidermal morphology means that well-preserved specimens can be easily identified in the fossil record. The fossil record shows that Retophyllum was present in the Cenozoic of Australia and New Zealand. It is now extinct in both places. Taxonomy In a 2009 book on conifers, Retrophyllum piresii was treated as conspecific with Retrophyllum rospigliosii. The author stated "One specimen from low elevations in Brazil was separated as a distinct species, but it falls well within the range of variation of the species as a whole and is geographically close to some locations in Peru."
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Retrophyllum in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Retrophyllum in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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