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Taxon:  Podocarpus latifolius (Thunb.) R. Br. ex Mirb.



Summary
Genus:
Podocarpus
Family:
Podocarpaceae
Nomen number:
29120
Place of publication:
Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 13:75. 1825
Verified:
11/07/1985 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Taxus latifolia Thunb.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Podocarpus milanjianus Rendle
Podocarpus thunbergii Hook.
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Reference(s)
  1. Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. 1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62
  2. Boutelje, J. B. 1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
  3. Brenan, J. P. M. & P. J. Greenway. 1949. Check-lists of the forest trees and shrubs of the British empire, No. 5, Tanganyika territory, Part II.
  4. Burkill, H. M. 1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa. Note: = Podocarpus milanjianus
  5. Compton, R. H. 1976. The flora of Swaziland.
  6. Dyer, R. A. et al., eds. 1963-. Flora of southern Africa.
  7. Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage
  8. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  9. Keay, R. W. J. 1989. Trees of Nigeria
  10. Laubenfels, D. J. de. 1985. A taxonomic revision of the genus Podocarpus. Blumea 30:254.
  11. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  12. Palmer, E. & N. Pitman. 1972-1973. Trees of southern Africa.
  13. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  14. Ross, J. 1972. The flora of Natal.
Common names
English
East African yellowwood –
podo –
South African podocarpus –
true yellowwood –
upright yellowwood –
yellowwood –
Afrikaans
opregte geelhout –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaUganda  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSudan  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaAngola  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMalawi  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMozambique  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZambia  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZimbabwe  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaEswatini  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth Africa  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNigeria s.e.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCameroon  
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaDemocratic Republic of the Congo  
Native
Africa
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Sudan
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Nigeria (s.e.)
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Eswatini, South Africa
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Materialswood Dyer, R. A. et al., eds. 1963-. Flora of southern Africa.
MaterialswoodtimberBoutelje, J. B. 1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=29120. Accessed 15 May 2025.