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Podocarpus costalis
Arius (Podocarpus costalis) is a small shrubby conifer, usually 1 to 5 m tall, from the Podocarp family, grown as a garden plant and bonsai. It does best in a warm, humid, frost-free climate.
Podocarpus costalis, locally arius, is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is native to the Philippines and Taiwan.
This plant grows in island scrub, low forest, or in a limestone bluff or sea stack habitat, growing at elevations from sea level to nearly 300 meters. It is also widely cultivated as a garden plant and is used in bonsai. The fruit is edible.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Podocarpus costalis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
