Podocarpus celatus is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is native to the Amazon rainforest.
Description
The species grows as a tree up to 10–25 m tall 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.
