Podocarpus henkelii

Henkel's yellowwood
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Araucariales
Family: Podocarpaceae
Genus: Podocarpus
Species:
P. henkelii
Binomial name
Podocarpus henkelii
Stapf ex Dallim. & A.B.Jacks (1923)
Synonyms[2]
  • Podocarpus ensiculus Melville (1954 publ. 1955)
  • Podocarpus henkelii subsp. ensiculus (Melville) Silba (2010)

Podocarpus henkelii (Henkel's yellowwood, Afrikaans: Henkel-se-Geelhout, Xhosa: Umsonti, Zulu: Umsonti)[3] is a South African species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is grown ornamentally in gardens for its strikingly neat, attractive form and its elegant, drooping foliage.

  1. ^ Farjon, A. (2013). "Podocarpus henkelii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T42507A2983647. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T42507A2983647.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Podocarpus henkelii Stapf ex Dallim. & A.B.Jacks Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Protected Trees" (PDF). Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, Republic of South Africa. 15 June 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2010.