| Retrophyllum | |
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| Retrophyllum rospigliosii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Araucariales |
| Family: | Podocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Retrophyllum C.N.Page[1] |
| Type species | |
| Retrophyllum vitiense | |
| Species | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Retrophyllum is a genus of conifers in the family Podocarpaceae.[2] It contains five generally recognized extant species with a disjunct distribution in the Southern Hemisphere, found in Papuasia and also in South America.[1][3][4] Retrophyllum are evergreen trees typically occurring in tropical rainforests and cloud forests.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
farjonwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Christopher N. Page. 1990. "Podocarpaceae" pages 332-346. In: Klaus Kubitzki (general editor); Karl U. Kramer and Peter S. Green (volume editors) The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants volume I. Springer-Verlag: Berlin;Heidelberg, Germany. ISBN 978-0-387-51794-0
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ James E. Eckenwalder. 2009. Conifers of the World. Timber Press: Portland, OR, USA. ISBN 978-0-88192-974-4.