Afrocarpus falcatus

Afrocarpus falcatus

Afrocarpus falcatus

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Podocarpaceae
Genus: Afrocarpus
Species: Afrocarpus falcatus

Name

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

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Decussocarpus falcatus (Thunb.) de Laub. in J. Arnold Arbor. 50: 359 (1969)
  • Nageia falcata (Thunb.) Carrière in Rev. Hort. (Paris) 41: 370 (1869)
  • Podocarpus falcatus (Thunb.) Endl. in Syn. Conif.: 219 (1847)
  • Taxus falcata Thunb. in Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 117 (1800)
• Heterotypic
  • Afrocarpus falcatus subsp. gaussenii (Woltz) Silba in J. Int. Conifer Preserv. Soc. 17: 21 (2010)
  • Afrocarpus gaussenii (Woltz) C.N.Page in Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 45: 384 (1988 publ. 1989)
  • Nageia falcata var. gaussenii (Woltz) Silba in J. Int. Conifer Preserv. Soc. 7: 27 (2000)
  • Nageia meyeriana (Endl.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 800 (1891)
  • Podocarpus gaussenii Woltz in Trav. Lab. Forest. Toulouse 1(8)2: 6 (1970)
  • Podocarpus gracillimus Stapf in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 6(2): 343 (1917)
  • Podocarpus meyerianus Endl. in Syn. Conif.: 218 (1847)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regionalː Southern Africa Cape Provinces, Eswatini, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces Regionalː Eastern Africa Malawi, Mozambique Introduced into: Madagascar, New South Wales, St.Helena References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

C.N.Page, 1989 ("1988") Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh. Edinburgh and Glasgow 45:383. "falcata"

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. (2001). World Checklist and Bibliography of Conifers, ed. 2: 1-309. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Afrocarpus falcatus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 February 07. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Afrocarpus falcatus. Published online. Accessed: February 07 2026. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Afrocarpus falcatus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: February 07. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• Afrikaans: Outeniekwageelhout
• Deutsch: Gewöhnliches Afrogelbholz
• English: Sickle-leaved yellowwood, Outeniqua yellowwood
• suomi: Kaariafrocarpus

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