Podocarpus celatus

Podocarpus celatus is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is found in the Amazon rainforest.

Description
Trees 10–25 m high; with narrowly elliptic or oblong leaves, 5–15 cm long and 1–2 cm wide; male cones 2–3 cm long; seeds 5–6 mm long.

Distribution and habitat
Podocarpus celatus grows in lowland rainforests and low montane rainforests between 130 m and 1400 m of elevation in Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela and Bolivia.

Ecology
This species grows on poor soil types: lateritic, sandstone and white sand.