Podocarpus

Meet the Podocarpus Nagi (now scientifically known as Nageia nagi), the conifer that defies every stereotype of its kind. While most of its cousins are prickly and needle-leaved, this ancient “living fossil” chooses elegance, sporting broad, leathery, and glossy emerald leaves that look more like a tropical laurel than a pine. It belongs to a plant family that dates back over 260 million years predating the dinosaurs.