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Podocarpus falcatus (P. gracilior)

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Entoto Natural Park's Endemic Trees Of the Southern Slopes Podocarpus Trees in the Slope's Gorgeous Meadow Within Entoto Natural Park's primordial, undulating mountain landscape, the endemic Podocarpus trees appear as a legacy from a much earlier, pre-anthropocenic era. With an ancient appearance, they evoke long-forgotten yet lingering dreams of once-dense, mighty primordial forests, where, still, their athletically entwined, hunched, and admirably mystical entities rose in their mighty guise. These few remaining Podocarpus trees on the southern slope of Entoto Natural Park appear as the last precious, truly genuine heritage from a lost aeon of Nature. With their ancient, patinated, muscular, furrowed trunks, they appear below the extensive farmhouse area (39) - (B) and not far below the viewpoint (16), where they deliver a great pleasure for any soul with a passion for Nature. Yet, these Podocarpus trees are not alone in carrying their ancient heritage, since just nea...