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Retrophyllum vitiense
Also called Red Podocarp
Retrophyllum vitiense is a large rainforest conifer from Fiji, Vanuatu and the Santa Cruz Islands, grown mainly as a forest or shade tree in tropical climates. It needs wet, humid tropical conditions and is rarely grown as a houseplant.
Retrophyllum vitiense is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is a large rainforest emergent tree native to Fiji, Vanuatu, and the Santa Cruz Islands.
Retrophyllum vitiense is native to Fiji and the Santa Cruz Islands of the Solomon Islands.
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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.
