Podocarpaceae FAMILY Near Threatened

Afrocarpus dawei

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Afrocarpus dawei is an evergreen tree with a small, flat-topped crown; it can grow up to 30 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be free of branches for most of its height and is up to 100cm in diameter[ 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 wood is valued for construction and trees are often singled out for logging, mainly for local or regional use. Afrocarpus dawei is a valuable timber tree that is being exploited, large trees are often targeted. It does not fulfil the criteria for any of the threatened categories based on GIS information. Observational reports on exploitation cited on herbarium specimens indicate thT there is reason to suspect decline. The extent of the decline has not been quantified but is likely to be more than 20%. The plant is classified as 'Near Threatened' 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 tropical Africa - Uganda, Tanzania

HabitatA co-dominant or emergent tree in seasonal swamp forest on or near floodplains of slow running rivers, growing on recent river alluvial soils; at elevations around 1,100 metres[ 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. ].