Podocarpus latifolius
Broad-leaved Yellowwood
Real Yellowwood
Real Yellow-Wood
umsontsi
Podocarpaceae
As at April 2024, 20 herbarium specimens, 15 photo records, 25 visual observations
South African Red List status: LC
Global Distribution: Southern Africa only
Found within protected areas: Malolotja
Flora Protection Act: Schedule B
Medicinal
Other uses
Description (Compton's Flora of Swaziland*):
Podocarpus latifolius - (Real Yellow-Wood, Umsontsi) Two growth-forms exist.
(a) Densely leafy tree of moderate height. Leaves 3—5 cm long x c 6 mm wide, somewhat greyish.
(b) Tall tree with leaves more widely spaced, c 6 cm long x c 9 mm wide, green.
* Where species names have changed, these have been matched according to herbarium specimens quoted in this publication.
Notes:
Global distribution information: southern Africa includes southern Mozambique and southern Zimbabwe.
Restricted distribution has been based on an estimated extent of occurence of less than 100 000 km2 and/or an estimated area of occupancy of 100 km2, based on geo-referenced GBIF and iNaturalist data.
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