Prumnopitys andina

The lleuque or Chilean plum yew is an evergreen coniferous tree native to south-central Chile and a few areas in adjacent parts of westernmost Argentina from 36° to 40° South latitude. It prefers moderately wet soils on Andean slopes from 500–1,100 meters in elevation. It grows up to 30 m high.

Before the genus Prumnopitys was distinguished, it was included in the genus Podocarpus as P. andinus.

• Leaves are linear to sickle-shaped, 15–30 mm long and 2 mm broad.
• Male pollen cones (strobili) are small, yellow, up to 1–1.5 cm long and 4 mm across, in clusters of 10–20 near the ends of branches.
• Seed cones (arils) and are highly modified, on a central stem 2–4 cm long with 1-4 separated seeds, each seed maturing into a berry-like oval 1–1.5 cm long and 1 cm across, with a small point; color is initially green, maturing to dark purple. The soft pulp covering the single seed is quite edible and is tasty (it makes into a good marmalade!)
• Arils are eaten and dispersed by birds, which pass the seeds in their droppings. Seeds are very difficult to germinate.
• The tree has a straight and cylindrical trunk, with gray, shiny bark.