Afrocarpus dawei

Afrocarpus dawei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Division:Pinophyta
Class:Pinopsida
Order:Pinales
Family:Podocarpaceae
Genus:Afrocarpus
Species: A. dawei
Binomial name
Afrocarpus dawei

Afrocarpus dawei is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is native to Africa, where it occurs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Uganda.[1]

This species is a tree that grows in swampy forest habitat that is flooded in the rainy season. It is associated with Baikiaea minor and Mimusops species.[1]

This tree is valuable as timber because it grows a long trunk without many branches. It is likely overharvested, one reason that it is considered to be a near-threatened species.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Farjon, A. 2013. Afrocarpus dawei. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. Downloaded on 11 April 2015.
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