| Afrocarpus falcatus | |
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| The Big Tree, a specimen in Garden Route National Park | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Araucariales |
| Family: | Podocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Afrocarpus |
| Species: | A. falcatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Afrocarpus falcatus | |
| Synonyms | |
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Afrocarpus gaussenii | |
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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Afrocarpus falcatus". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Afrocarpus falcatus (Thunb.) C.N.Page". Archived from the original on 2012-05-30. |website=Plant Resources of Tropical Africa (PROTA)}}
- ^ a b "Protected Trees" (PDF). Department of Water and Forestry (South Africa). 3 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-07-05.