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| + | '''''Afrocarpus''''' is a [[genus]] of [[conifer]]s belonging to the podocarp family [[Podocarpaceae]]. ''Afrocarpus'' was designated a genus in 1989, when several species formerly classified in ''[[Podocarpus]]'' and ''[[Nageia]]'' were reclassified. <ref name="page1989"> Christopher N. Page. 1989. "New and maintained genera in the conifer families Podocarpaceae and Pinaceae". ''Notes of the Royal Botanical Garden Edinburgh'' 45(2): 377-395. </ref> Two to six [[species]] are recognized. |
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| − | | name = ''Afrocarpus''
| + | As the name intimates, ''Afrocarpus'' is native to [[Africa]]. The species are distributed through the [[Afromontane]] forests of eastern and southern Africa, descending to the [[Indian Ocean]] coast in [[South Africa]]. ''A. gaussenii'' is native of [[Madagascar]]. |
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| + | Podocarps generally are found in the cool moist highlands of eastern and southern Africa. |
| − | | image_caption = ''[[Afrocarpus gracilior]]''
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| − | | regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| + | ==Cultivation== |
| − | | divisio = [[Pinophyta]]
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| − | | classis = [[Pinophyta|Pinopsida]]
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| − | | ordo = [[Pinales]]
| + | ===Propagation=== |
| − | | familia = [[Podocarpaceae]]
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| − | | genus = '''''Afrocarpus'''''
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| − | | genus_authority = ([[Francis Buchanan-Hamilton|Buch.-Ham.]] & E.Gray) [[Christopher Nigel Page|C.N.Page]]
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| | + | ==Species== |
| | ''[[Afrocarpus dawei]]''<br> | | ''[[Afrocarpus dawei]]''<br> |
| | ''[[Afrocarpus falcatus]]''<br> | | ''[[Afrocarpus falcatus]]''<br> |
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| | ''[[Afrocarpus mannii]]''<br> | | ''[[Afrocarpus mannii]]''<br> |
| | ''[[Afrocarpus usambarensis]]'' | | ''[[Afrocarpus usambarensis]]'' |
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| − | '''''Afrocarpus''''' is a [[genus]] of [[conifer]]s belonging to the podocarp family [[Podocarpaceae]]. Afrocarpus was designated a genus in 1989, when several species formerly classified in ''[[Podocarpus]]'' and ''[[Nageia]]'' were reclassified. Six [[species]] are recognized.
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| − | As the name intimates, ''Afrocarpus'' is native to [[Africa]]. The species are distributed through the [[Afromontane]] forests of eastern and southern Africa, descending to the [[Indian Ocean]] coast in [[South Africa]]. ''A. gaussenii'' is native of [[Madagascar]].
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| − | The podocarps are associated with the ancient supercontinent of [[Gondwana]], where they were characteristic of the cool, moist southern Gondwana flora. Gondwana broke up into the continents of [[South America]], [[Africa]], [[India]], [[Australia]] and [[Antarctica]] between 160 and 30 million years ago. As Africa drifted north it became hotter and drier, and the podocarps generally retreated to the cool moist highlands of eastern and southern Africa.
| + | ==References== |
| − | | + | *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963 |
| − | In South Africa, this wood is mostly used to make exclusive furniture.
| + | <!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> |
| | + | <!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> |
| | + | <!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --> |
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| − | * ''[[Afrocarpus dawei]]'' is native to the highlands of east Africa, including [[Kenya]], [[Tanzania]], [[Uganda]], and [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|Congo]].
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| − | * ''[[Afrocarpus falcatus]]'', commonly known as the Outeniqua yellowwood, is a tall tree, generally 10-25 m high, but growing up to 60 m. It is native to montane forests of [[South Africa]], from [[Swellendam]] District of [[Western Cape Province]] to [[Limpopo Province]], and into southern [[Mozambique]].
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| − | * ''[[Afrocarpus gaussenii]]'', native to the eastern plateau of [[Madagascar]].
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| − | * ''[[Afrocarpus gracilior]]'', native to [[Ethiopia]], Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Used in gardens as a tree, hedge, screen, or espalier; generally sold as ''Podocarpus gracilior''.
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| − | * ''[[Afrocarpus mannii]]'', native to [[São Tomé Island]] in the [[Gulf of Guinea]].
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| − | * ''[[Afrocarpus usambarensis]]'', native to [[Burundi]], [[Rwanda]], [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|Congo]], and [[Lushoto]] and [[Mbulu]] districts of [[Tanzania]].
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| − | ==References== | |
| − | Page, C. N. 1989. New and maintained genera in the conifer families Podocarpaceae and Pinaceae. ''Notes of the Royal Botanical Garden Edinburgh'' 45(2): 377-395.
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