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.
References
External links Herbarium sheet with branch collected in Peru (1) Herbarium sheet with branch collected in Peru (2)