Podocarpus elongatus

Podocarpus elongatus, Klapmutskop, Western Cape, South Africa

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: Podocarpus
Subgenus: P. subg. Podocarpus
Sectio: P. sect. Podocarpus
Species: Podocarpus elongatus

Name

Podocarpus elongatus (Aiton) L'Her. ex Pers., Syn. Pl. 2: 580 (1807)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Nageia elongata (Aiton) F.Muell. in Select Pl., ed. 2: 138 (1876)
  • Taxus elongata Aiton in Hortus Kew. 3: 415 (1789)
• Heterotypic
  • Podocarpus linearis Van Houtte ex Gordon & Glend. in Pinetum: 273 (1858), not validly publ.
  • Podocarpus pruinosus Eckl. & Zeyh. ex T.Durand & Schinz in Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 954 (1894)
  • Podocarpus thunbergii var. angustifolius Sim in Forest Fl. Cape: 332 (1907)
  • Taxus capensis Lam. in Encycl. 3: 229 (1789)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regionalː Southern Africa Cape Provinces, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe Introduced into: St.Helena References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

L'Her., 1807. Synopsis Plantarum: seu Enchiridium botanicum. 2 (2): 580 (1807).

Additional references

• Farjon, A. 2010. A Handbook of the World's Conifers. 2 vols., pp. 1–526 + 527–1111, Koninklijke Brill, Leiden, Boston. ISBN 978-90-04-17718-5. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Podocarpus elongatus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 February 11. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Podocarpus elongatus. Published online. Accessed: February 11 2026. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Podocarpus elongatus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• Afrikaans: Breëriviergeelhout
• English: Breede River Yellowwood

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