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Scientific Name | Afrocarpus falcatus (Thunb.) C.N.Page |
Higher Classification | Gymnosperms |
Family | PODOCARPACEAE |
Synonyms | Decussocarpus falcatus (Thunb.) de Laub., Nageia falcata (Thunb.) Carrière, Nageia meyeriana (Endl.) Kuntze, Podocarpus falcatus (Thunb.) R.Br. ex Mirb., Podocarpus gracilior in sense of Burtt Davy, not of Pilg. (misapplied name), Podocarpus gracillimus Stapf, Podocarpus meyerianus Endl., Taxus falcata Thunb. |
Common Names | Bastard Yellowwood (e), Bastergeelhout (a), Blou-geelhout (a), Common Yellowwood (e), Falcate Yellowwood (e), Fynblaar-geelhout (a), Gewone Geelhout (a), Gewonegeelhout (a), Kalander (a), Kalandergeelhout (a), Kroesgeelhout (a), Mogôbagôba (ns), Mufhanza (v), Nietlandergeelhout (a), Nikolander (a), Outeniekwa-geelhout (a), Outenikwalandsgeelhout (a), Outeniqua Yellowwood (e), Outeniquageelhout (a), Outeniquasgeelhout (a), Smooth-barked Yellowwood (e), Umgeya (z), Umhlenhlane (z), Umkhandangoma (z), Umkhoba (x), Umkolaya (x), Umngcondo (x), Umomphumelo (z), Umpume (z), Umsonti (z) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2005/06/30 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | This taxon was not selected in any one of four screening processes for highlighting potential taxa of conservation concern for detailed assessment and was hence given an automated status of Least Concern. The Threatened Species Programme is currently systematically completing full assessments for all taxa with an automated status. If you disagree with this taxon's status, please contact the Threatened Species Programme at the link below. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Western Cape |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | Podocarpus falcatus (Thunb.) R.Br. ex Mirb. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Boon, R. 2010. Pooley's Trees of eastern South Africa. Flora and Fauna Publications Trust, Durban.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Pelargonium saxatile (Geraniaceae: Section Hoarea), a new species from the southwestern Cape, South Africa, and a key to the species of the P. dipetalum group. South African Journal of Botany 78:266-269.
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2005. Afrocarpus falcatus (Thunb.) C.N.Page. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |