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Podocarpus falcatus

Authority (Thunb.) R.Br. ex Mirb. Family Pinopsida:Podocarpaceae Synonyms Afrocarpus dawei Stapf, Afrocarpus falcata (Thunb.) C. N. Page, Afrocarpus gracilior (Pilger) C. N. Page, Afrocarpus usambarensis (Pilger) C. N. Page, Decussocarpus falcatus (Thunb.) de Laubenfels, Decussocarpus gracilior (Pilger) de Laubenfels, Podocarpus elongatus L Herit ex Pers., Podocarpus gracilior Pilger, Podocarpus gracillimus Stapf, Podocarpus meyeriana Endl., Podocarpus usambarensis Pilger, Podocarpus usambarensis var. dawei Melville Common names Common yellowwood, East African yellow wood, outeniekwageelhout, outeninqua yellow wood, outeniqua, podo, sickle-leaved yellow-wood, Umceya, umGeya, umHlenhlane, umKhandangoma, umKhoba, umPume, umSonti, uNomphumelo, zigba Editor Ecocrop code 30805

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DESCRIPTION: It is an evergreen tree that may reach up to about 45 m in nature, with a long clean and cylindrical trunk. The crown is slender with a light or crowded branching system. The bark is thin, rather smooth and greyish-brown to dark brown in colour. USE: The ripe fruit is edible but very resinous. The timber is used as building timber and for furniture, panelling, shelving, drawer linings, shop counters and light duty impregnated railway sleepers. It is also a good fuel. The bark contains 3-6% tannin. Leaves contain podolide, is a main ingredient for insecticide. Oil extracted from the seeds or fruits are used to treat gonorrhoea. The sap is used as a remedy for chest complaints. The tree is planted for shade, shelter, windbreak, re-forestation and as an ornamental and street tree. Many bird species nest in the tree. GROWING PERIOD: Perennial. COMMON NAMES: East African yellow wood, oteninqua yellow wood, podo. FURTHER INF: The tree can be found in coastal swamp forest, transitional rainforest and dry evergreen forest. Frequent seen as a single tree in grassland or farmland in areas with sufficient rainfall. It seems sometimes to be cultivated. A humid and warm climate is preferable; in dry and hot areas plantations fail. It can tolerate moderate frost but not drought.
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SOURCE: ICRAF Agroforestree Database