Podocarpus latifolius

Botanical Description

Podocarpus latifolius is an evergreen tree with a dense, narrow-branched crown that can grow up to 35 metres tall, though at higher altitudes it is more likely to be a shrub or small, stunted tree or shrub no more than 2 metres tall[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. , 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. ]. The bole, which is usually straight and cylindrical, is up to 150cm in diameter, occasionally reaching 300cm, sometimes with buttresses at base[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. , 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. ]. It can be branchless for up to 10 metres, occasionally for 20 metres[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ] The tree provides a valuable wood that is traded commercially,and also has minor local food uses. It is grown as an ornamental and roadside tree, having a characteristic appearance with its conical shape and bright green glossy leaves[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. The reduction in area of occupancy (AOO) and/or mature trees due to logging that occurred on an extensive scale in the past cannot be accurately quantified but is very likely to have been quite substantial. Despite this, the species has a very large extent of occurrence (EOO) and is recovering in most areas because heavy logging has ceased. It has been classified as being of 'Least Concern' 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. ].