Podocarpus elongatus

Botanical Description

Podocarpus elongatus is an evergreen shrub or tree. Multistemmed and no more than 6 metres tall (though up to 12 metres wide) in most situations, when growing in well-watered, sheltered ravines it can reach heights of 20 metres, often with a single trunk[ 295 Title PlantZAfrica.com Publication Author Website http://www.plantzafrica.com Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent site giving detailed descriptions and uses of many S. African plants. , 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. ]. Where it grows large enough, the tree is harvested from the wild for its wood. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental. Podocarpus elongatus, although uncommon, has an extensive range and is capable of sprouting from stumps (uncommon in conifers) after fire or other damage. As it is not exploited, and there is little or no direct habitat loss at present, the plant is classified as '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. ].