Afrocarpus falcatus

Afrocarpus falcatus
The Big Tree, a specimen in Garden Route National Park
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Araucariales
Family: Podocarpaceae
Genus: Afrocarpus
Species:
A. falcatus
Binomial name
Afrocarpus falcatus
Synonyms

Afrocarpus gaussenii
Podocarpus falcatus
Taxus falcata

Afrocarpus falcatus (syn. Podocarpus falcatus) is a species of tree in the family Podocarpaceae. It is native to the montane forests of southern Africa, where it is distributed in Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, and Eswatini.[1] Common names include common yellowwood, bastard yellowwood, outeniqua yellowwood,[2] African pine tree, weeping yew,[3] Afrikaans: outeniekwageelhout, kalander, Sotho: mogôbagôba, Xhosa: umkhoba and Zulu: umsonti.[4] It is widespread, in some areas abundant, and not considered threatened,[1] but it is a protected tree in South Africa.[4] It is grown as an ornamental tree, especially in South Africa, and occasionally abroad.[3]

  1. ^ a b c Farjon, A. (2013). "Afrocarpus falcatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T42438A2980290. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T42438A2980290.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Afrocarpus falcatus". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Afrocarpus falcatus (Thunb.) C.N.Page". Archived from the original on 2012-05-30. |website=Plant Resources of Tropical Africa (PROTA)}}
  4. ^ a b "Protected Trees" (PDF). Department of Water and Forestry (South Africa). 3 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-07-05.