Podocarpus macrophyllus (Thunb.) Sweet is a tree of Arhat genus in Podocarpus family Height of the plant, shallow cracking of the bark, shedding into thin flakes Branches spread out or slanting, with small branches densely covered in black soft hairs or absent The apical bud is oval in shape, and the tip of the bud scales is long and gradually pointed Leaves spiral shaped, leathery, linear lanceolate Female bulbous flowers are solitary and rare in pairs, with stems Seeds are oval or nearly spherical in shape The flowering period is from April to May, and the seeds mature from August to September. Because the red fleshy seed holder is like Arhat's cassock, and the seed is like Arhat's bald head, it is named 'arhat pine'.
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