Prumnopitys

Prumnopitys
Prumnopitys taxifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Araucariales
Family: Podocarpaceae
Genus: Prumnopitys
Phil.
Type species
Prumnopitys elegans
Species
Synonyms
  • Botryopitys Doweld
  • Stachycarpus Tiegh.
  • Van-tieghemia A.V.Bobrov & Melikian, nom. illeg.

Prumnopitys is a genus of conifers belonging to the family Podocarpaceae. It includes three species of densely branched, dioecious evergreen trees up to 40 metres in height, native to South America and New Zealand.