Podocarpaceae FAMILY Endangered

Podocarpus henkelii

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Podocarpus henkelii is an evergreen tree with a very densely branched, conical crown; it can grow 20 - 30 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be up to 100cm in diameter, becoming fluted and spirally twisted with age[ 295 Title PlantZAfrica.com Publication Author Website http://www.plantzafrica.com Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent site giving detailed descriptions and uses of many S. African plants. , 329 Title The Gymnosperm Database Publication Author Website http://www.conifers.org/index.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A vast amount of information on conifers and families of gymnosperms. ]. A valuable timber, it is harvested from the wild for local and commercial use. The tree is often grown as an ornamentl. Podocarpus henkelii is a rare that occurs in a few widely disjunct locations. Outside South Africa, and especially in Tanzania, it is inferred to be in decline due to over-exploitation and deforestation, both of which are ongoing in the area where it has been collected. The plant is classified as 'Endangered' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeEastern and southern Africa - Tanzania, Malawi, Zimbabwe, S. Africa

HabitatA canopy or emergent tree in montane evergreen rainforest, often on steep, rocky slopes; at elevations from 1,300 - 2,000 metres. Also found in coastal forests near sea level in the south of its range[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].