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Podocarpus latifolius

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Jérémy Migliore, Anne-Marie Lézine, Olivier J Hardy, The recent colonization history of the most widespread Podocarpus tree species in Afromontane forests, Annals of Botany, Volume 126, Issue 1, 29 June 2020, Pages 73–83,
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and in the Angolan highlands, diverged from the other populations around 300,000 years ago, and the species expanded to its current distribution pattern about 200,000 years ago.
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are strap-shaped, 25–40 mm long on mature trees or up to 100 mm long on young trees, and 6–12 mm broad, with a bluntly pointed tip. The species name
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Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. Accessed 8 March 2022.<tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Podocarpus+milanjianus>
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The real yellowwood is a large evergreen tree that grows up to 30 meters in height. It grows relatively slowly but forms a wood of exceptional quality.
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gardens. The unusual texture of the foliage is a reason for its growing popularity. The bright edible berries attract birds, which spread the seed.
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trees, gathered from 88 sites across Africa. They concluded that all populations sampled constituted a single species: "As South African samples (
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is Latin for "broad-leaved". The bright-coloured foliage of new growth stands out against the dark leaves of mature foliage.
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2023). Flora of Malawi: Species information:
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It is a slow-growing tree but exceptionally long-lived, and is increasingly grown as an ornamental feature in
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and often in mountainous areas. In harsh or exposed areas it tends to become stunted, small and dense.
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wood, used for furniture, panelling, etc. Due to past over-exploitation, little is now cut.
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tree are berry-like, with a single (rarely two) 7–11 mm
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Detail of the characteristic foliage of the real yellowwood
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It is native to the moister southern and eastern areas of
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up to 35 m high and 3 m trunk diameter, in the
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Index

Real Yellowwood (Podocarpus latifolius)

Cape Town
Conservation status
Least Concern
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Plantae
Tracheophytes
Gymnospermae
Pinophyta
Pinopsida
Araucariales
Podocarpaceae
Podocarpus
Binomial name
Thunb.
R.Br.
Mirb.
Afrikaans
Northern Sotho
Xhosa
Zulu
evergreen
tree
conifer
Podocarpaceae
type species
Podocarpus

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