Afrocarpus mannii
Afrocarpus mannii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
(unranked): | Gymnosperms |
Division: | Pinophyta |
Class: | Pinopsida |
Order: | Pinales |
Family: | Podocarpaceae |
Genus: | Afrocarpus |
Species: | A. mannii
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Binomial name | |
Afrocarpus mannii |
Afrocarpus mannii is an evergreen coniferous tree native to the Afromontane forests of São Tomé Island in the Gulf of Guinea, growing at altitudes of 1,300 m up to the summit at 2,024 m. It was formerly classified as Podocarpus mannii.
It is a small tree, growing 10–15 m tall. The leaves are spirally arranged, lanceolate, 6–8 cm long on mature trees, larger, to 15 cm long and 2 cm broad, on vigorous young trees. The seed cones are highly modified, with a single 2 cm diameter seed with a thin fleshy coating borne on a short peduncle. The pollen cones are 1.5-2.5 cm long, solitary or in pairs on a short stem.
References[]
- ^ Farjon, A. (2013). "Afrocarpus mannii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T32770A2823290. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T32770A2823290.en.
- Gymnosperm Database: Afrocarpus mannii
- Dallimore, W., & Jackson, A. B. (1966). A Handbook of Coniferae and Ginkgoaceae, 4th ed., revised. Edward Arnold.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List vulnerable species
- Podocarpaceae
- Endemic flora of São Tomé and Príncipe
- Vulnerable flora of Africa
- Flora of São Tomé Island