Afrocarpus dawei

Afrocarpus dawei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Araucariales
Family: Podocarpaceae
Genus: Afrocarpus
Species:
A. dawei
Binomial name
Afrocarpus dawei
Synonyms[2]
  • Podocarpus dawei Stapf 1917
  • Podocarpus usumbarensis Pilg. var. dawei (Stapf) Melv. 1954

Afrocarpus dawei is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is native to Africa, where it occurs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Uganda.[1]

This species is a tree that grows in swampy forest habitat that is flooded in the rainy season. It is associated with Baikiaea insignis and Mimusops species.[1]

A. dawei is found in the Minziro Forest of Tanzania and the adjacent Sango Bay forests of Uganda, located west of Lake Victoria. The Kagera River sustains swamp forests and a high groundwater table that supports evergreen lowland forests.[3]

This tree is valuable as timber because it grows a long trunk without many branches. It is likely overharvested, one reason that it is considered to be a near-threatened species.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d Farjon, A. (2013). "Afrocarpus dawei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T42437A2980222. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T42437A2980222.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Afrocarpus dawei". The Gymnosperm Database, Accessed 15 March 2020. https://www.conifers.org/po/Afrocarpus_dawei.php
  3. ^ Kamukala, G. L., and S. A. Crafter, eds. (1993). "Wetlands of Tanzania: Proceedings of a Seminar on the Wetlands of Tanzania, Morogoro, Tanzania, 27–29 November 1991". Volume 10 of The IUCN Wetlands Programme. IUCN, 1993.