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Podocarpus latifolius (Broad-leaved Yellowwood; Real Yellowwood; True Yellowwood)

Synonyms:
Language: Afrikaans; Chi; Kik; Rus; Xho, Zul; Xhosa

Wikipedia Abstract

Podocarpus latifolius (broad-leaved yellowwood or real yellowwood, Afrikaans: Opregte-geelhout, Northern Sotho: Mogôbagôba, Xhosa: Umcheya, Zulu: Umkhoba) is a large evergreen tree up to 35 m high and 3 m trunk diameter, in the conifer family Podocarpaceae; it is the type species of the genus Podocarpus. The real yellowwood has been declared the national tree of South Africa and is protected here.
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Attributes

Janka Hardness [2]  1360 lbf (617 kgf) Medium
Leaf Type [1]  Evergreen
Specific Gravity [3]  0.469
Structure [1]  Tree

Emblem of

South Africa

Predators

Columba delegorguei (Eastern Bronze-naped Pigeon)[4]
Onychognathus walleri (Waller's Starling)[4]
Poicephalus robustus (Cape Parrot)[4]
Selenaspidus podocarpi[5]
Tauraco schalowi (Schalow's Turaco)[4]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
♦ 2Wood Janka Hardness Scale/Chart J W Morlan's Unique Wood Gifts
♦ 3Chave J, Coomes D, Jansen S, Lewis SL, Swenson NG, Zanne AE (2009) Towards a worldwide wood economics spectrum. Ecology Letters 12: 351-366. Zanne AE, Lopez-Gonzalez G, Coomes DA, Ilic J, Jansen S, Lewis SL, Miller RB, Swenson NG, Wiemann MC, Chave J (2009) Data from: Towards a worldwide wood economics spectrum. Dryad Digital Repository.
♦ 4del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
♦ 5Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0