Species · genus Podocarpus · Podocarpaceae

Nakai Podocarp

Podocarpus nakaii Hayata

Also known as: Nakai Yellowwood

Growth habit

tree

Native range

Taiwan

Podocarpus nakaii — reference photo — no rights reserved · CC0

Cultivars of P. nakaii

The named forms growers keep — each with its own page, each honest about how much we know.

No named cultivars catalogued under P. nakaii yet. When growers document a stable, named form, it earns its own page here.

Guide

The species-level account. Cultivar pages build on this and say where they differ.

A Taiwanese Conifer

Podocarpus nakaii is a tree species in the conifer family Podocarpaceae, first described by Hayata in 1916. It is recognized as a distinct, accepted species within the genus Podocarpus.

Source: Kew

Native to Taiwan

This species is native to Taiwan and grows there primarily within the subtropical biome. It was originally published in Icones Plantarum Formosanarum in 1916, and later a variety of the related Podocarpus macrophyllus was named after it, though that name is now treated as a synonym of this species.

Source: Kew

Tree Habit

Podocarpus nakaii grows as a tree, in keeping with the general habit of its genus. Botanically it sits within Podocarpaceae, under the order Pinales and the class Equisetopsida.

Source: Kew

Care recipe

The species record — the baseline every cultivar inherits unless it says otherwise.

Care notes are early — not yet verified

Light: ai:claude-opus-4-8
Water: ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 7-14d)
Humidity: ai:claude-opus-4-8
Soil: ai:claude-fable-5
Care: ai:claude-fable-5

Light

Bright, indirect

Water

≈ every 14 days

Humidity

Medium

Temperature

10–24 °C

Soil mix

Well-draining loamy mix with added grit

Propagation

Semi-hardwood cuttings or fresh seed

Fertilizing

Balanced liquid feed monthly during active growth

Growth rate

Slow

Flowering

Rarely flowers indoors

ToxicityAuthoritative · species

Not yet documented

This is where toxicity lives — every cultivar of this species inherits it and none can override it.

Reference images

Every image credited. Licenses link to their deeds.

Sources: ai:claude-opus-4-8 · ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 7-14d) · ai:claude-fable-5

Kept true by its growers

Every fact here carries its source. Grow Nakai Podocarp yourself? What you’ve observed — how it drinks, how it holds its color, a name that’s off — and a clear photo of your plant are exactly what keep this page honest. Contributions are reviewed before anything changes.