Podocarpus latifolius

Podocarpus latifolius, Table Mountain, South Africa

Podocarpus latifolius

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Araucariales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota 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 latifolius

Name

Podocarpus latifolius (Thunb.) R.Br. ex Mirb., Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 13: 75 (1825)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Nageia latifolia (Thunb.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 800 (1891), nom. illeg.
  • Nageia thunbergii (Hook.) F.Muell. in Select Pl., ed. 2: 139 (1876)
  • Podocarpus thunbergii Hook. in London J. Bot. 1: 657 (1842), nom. illeg. superfl.
  • Taxus latifolia Thunb. in Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 117 (1800)
• Heterotypic
  • Podocarpus latifolius var. confertus Pilg. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 5: 90 (1903)
  • Podocarpus latifolius var. latior Pilg. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 5: 90 (1903)
  • Podocarpus latifolius subsp. latior (Pilg.) Silba in J. Int. Conifer Preserv. Soc. 17: 13 (2010)
  • Podocarpus latior (Pilg.) Gaussen in Trav. Lab. Forest. Toulouse 1(1, 1(2))21: 66 (1976), not validly publ.
  • Podocarpus nobilis Endl. in Syn. Conif.: 218 (1847), not validly publ.
  • Podocarpus pinnatus Gordon & Glend. in Pinetum: 138 (1858), not validly publ.

Homonyms

• Podocarpus latifolius Wall. in Pl. Asiat. Rar. 1: 26 (1830), nom. illeg. homonym. post. vide Nageia wallichiana (C.Presl) Kuntzed in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 800 (1891)
• Podocarpus latifolius Blume in Enum. Pl. Javae: 89 (1827), nom. illeg. homonym. post. vide Nageia wallichiana (C.Presl) Kuntzed in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 800 (1891)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regionalː Southern Africa Cape Provinces, Eswatini, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Northern Provinces References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Brown, R., 1825 Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire naturelle. 13: 75

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. 
• Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Alves, T., Francisco, J., Harris, T., Nangoma, D. & de Sousa, C. (2009). Biodiversity and Conservation of Mchese Mountain, Malawi. Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036: 1-71. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Podocarpus latifolius 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 latifolius. Published online. Accessed: February 11 2026. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Podocarpus latifolius in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• Afrikaans: Opregte geelhout
• Deutsch: Breitblättrige Steineibe
• English: Broad-leaved Yellowwood
• suomi: Afrikanpodokarpus
• hornjoserbsce: Šěroki podokarpus
• Sesotho: Mogôbagôba
• isiXhosa: Umcheya
• isiZulu: Umkhoba

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