Afrocarpus gracilior (Pilg.) C.N.Page

East african yellowwood (en)

Species

Gymnosperms > Cupressales > Podocarpaceae > Afrocarpus

Characteristics

A medium sized tree. It grows 20-40 m tall. The trunk is 50-80 cm across. The leaves are sword shaped and arranged in spirals. They are 2-6 cm long by 3-5 mm wide. Leaves can be larger in young tree. The seed cones have a single seed 2 cm across. This has a thin fleshy coating. The mature seed is purple. The cones can occur singly or in clusters or 2 or 3.
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Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination anemogamy
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Mature width (meter) 1.0 - 1.15
Mature height (meter) 20.0 - 35.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

A co-dominant tree in montane evergreen rainforest; at elevations from 1,500-2,600 metres.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in tropical mountain forest.
Light 4-7
Soil humidity 2-7
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-10

Usage

Uses environmental use material medicinal wood
Edible fruits seeds
Therapeutic use Abdominal pain (bark), Antipruritics (bark), Leukemia (leaf), Gonorrhea (seed)
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Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode cuttings seedlings
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Germination treatment soaking
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Images

Afrocarpus gracilior unspecified picture

Conservation status

Afrocarpus gracilior threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:946474-1
WFO ID wfo-0000522642
COL ID 65FZP
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Afrocarpus gracilior Podocarpus gracilior Decussocarpus gracilior Nageia falcata var. gracilior Afrocarpus falcatus subsp. gracilior