Afrocarpus

Afrocarpus falcatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pinales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pinophyta Classis: Pinopsida Ordo: Pinales

Familia: Podocarpaceae
Genus: Afrocarpus
Species: A. dawei – A. falcatus – A. gracilior – A. mannii – A. usambarensis

Name

Afrocarpus (J.Buchholz & N.E.Gray) C.N.Page, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 45: 383 (1988 publ. 1989)

• Type species: Afrocarpus falcatus (Thunb.) C.N.Page, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 45: 383 (1988 publ. 1989)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Podocarpus sect. Afrocarpus J. Buchholz & E.G. Gray J. Arnold Arbor. 29: 57. (1948) BHL

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regionalː Central Africa Burundi, DR Congo, Malawi Regionalː Southern Africa Cape Provinces, Eswatini, Northern Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal Regionalː Eastern Africa Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda Regionalː Westhern Africa Gulf of Guinea Is. Introduced into: Eritrea, Madagascar, New South Wales, St.Helena References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Page, C.N. 1989. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh 45: 383.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 1995. World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2). 483, 529 pp. MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-341-0852-X (issue 1) ISBN 90-341-0853-8 (issue 2). Reference page. 
• Farjon, A. (2010). A handbook of the world's Conifers 1: 1-526. BRILL, Leiden, Boston.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2016. Afrocarpus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2016 Jan. 1. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2016. Afrocarpus. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 1 2016. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2016. Afrocarpus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 Jan. 2016. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• العربية: افروكاربوس
• Deutsch: Afrogelbhölzer
• English: yellowwood
• فارسی: آفریقامیوه‌ها
• suomi: Afrokarpukset
• norsk: Afrocarpusslekten
• русский: Афрокарпус
• 中文: 非洲杉属

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