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Taxon:  Afrocarpus falcatus (Thunb.) C. N. Page



Summary
Genus:
Afrocarpus
Family:
Podocarpaceae
Nomen number:
403361
Place of publication:
Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 45:383. 1989 ("1988") "falcata"
Verified:
11/15/1995 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 falcata Thunb.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Decussocarpus falcatus (Thunb.) de Laub.
Nageia falcata (Thunb.) Carrière
Podocarpus falcatus (Thunb.) R. Br. ex Mirb.

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Reference(s)
  1. Boutelje, J. B. 1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature Note: = Podocarpus gracilior
  2. Dyer, R. A. et al., eds. 1963-. Flora of southern Africa. Note: = Podocarpus falcatus
  3. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
  4. Farjon, A. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of conifers
  5. George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
  6. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  7. Teketay, D. 1993. Problems associated with raising trees from seeds. The Ethiopean exprerience. Restoration of tropical forest ecosystems. 95. Note: = Podocarpus gracilior
  8. Teketay, D. 1994. Focus on the podo tree. Agroforest. Today 6:11.
Common names
English
bastard yellowwood –
common yellowwood –
outeniqua yellowwood –
Afrikaans
outeniekwa-geelhout –
German
gewöhnliches Agrogelbholz –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMozambique s.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaEswatini  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaCape Province 
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaKwaZulu-Natal 
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaTransvaal 
2Cultivated    also cult.
Native
Africa
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Mozambique (s.)
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Eswatini, South Africa [Cape Province, KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal]
Cultivated (also cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalrevegetator Teketay, D. 1993. Problems associated with raising trees from seeds. The Ethiopean exprerience. Restoration of tropical forest ecosystems. 95. Note: = Podocarpus gracilior
Human foodpotential as oil/fat Teketay, D. 1994. Focus on the podo tree. Agroforest. Today 6:11.
Materialswoodtimber, as Podocarpus falcatusDyer, R. A. et al., eds. 1963-. Flora of southern Africa. Note: = Podocarpus falcatus
Materialswoodtimber, as Podocarpus graciliorTeketay, D. 1993. Problems associated with raising trees from seeds. The Ethiopean exprerience. Restoration of tropical forest ecosystems. 95. Note: = Podocarpus gracilior
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=403361. Accessed 15 May 2025.