Abstract
Abstract The timing of foliar and sexual development of Phyllocladus aspleniifolius (Gymnospermae: Podocarpaceae) were recorded at Mt Field in Tasmania. Seed fall, germination, and survival were monitored in different regions of Tasmania. The timing of pollen release and cone development in P. aspleniifolius indicates that gene-flow between populations is possible and may provide the genetic diversity to support the wide altitudinal range of this species. P. aspleniifolius produced variable amounts of seed between the sites and between years. Germination and survival were not favoured by substrate disturbance. The number of germinants two springs after seed fall reflected the variation in annual seed production and suggests that pulses in regeneration are likely although soil-stored seed and immigrant seed may offset this effect.
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