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Accession Data:

Afrocarpus usambarensis (Pilg.) C.N.Page

  • Common Name: East African Yellow Wood
  • Family: Podocarpaceae Endl.
  • Synonym(s): Podocarpus usambarensis Pilg.

  • Country of Origin: EC. Trop. Africa to Tanzania
  • Habitat: canopy tree in evergreen rainforest and evergreen dry forest

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 202000008
  • Source: Jimmy Grogan - Smith College BG
  • Provenance:
    Smith# 19802*A
    
  • Accession Date: 02-21-2020
  • Bench: 3110 - EVO: Tropical Conifers & Ginkgo
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 11-29-2024
  • Restrictions:
    • IUCN Red List: Endangered Species

Classification:

  • Division: Pinophyta
  • Class: Pinopsida
  • SubClass: Pinidae
  • Order: Araucariales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Podocarpaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
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References (internal):

  • IUCN Redlist Endangered Species
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Burundi / Rwanda / Zaire / Kenya / Tanzania

References (external):

  1. WCSP (2019). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Friday, 21 February, 2020.
  2. IUCN Redlist. Last accessed on Friday, 21 February, 2020.
  3. Gymnosperm Database. Last accessed on Friday, 21 February, 2020.

data regenerated on Fri, 29 Nov 2024 11:52:07 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

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Current Accessions in the Podocarpaceae

  • Afrocarpus usambarensis
  • Dacrycarpus dacrydioides
  • Dacrycarpus vieillardii W/C
  • Podocarpus macrophyllus
  • Podocarpus matudae
  • Podocarpus polystachyus
  • Podocarpus rumphii
W/C = Wild Collected
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