My tiny plant have had a tough
childhood
- and that will continue!
The "Big Tree" in Woodville,
between George and Knysna, South Africa. |
| Author: | Charles
François Brisseau de Mirbel 1825 |
| Family: |
Podocarpaceae |
| Habitat:
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East Coast
of South Africa, Eswatini, Mozambique |
| Soil:
|
Mix
or Peat |
| Water:
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Medium |
| Sun:
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Medium |
| Thickness: |
35-280 centimetres |
| Height: |
12-60 meters |
| Cones: |
Crimson
Reddish |
| Propagate:
|
Seeds |
| Names:
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Quteniqua
Yellowwood, Sickle-leaved Yellowwood |
| Synonyms: |
Taxus
falcata Thunb. 1800.
Could be: Afrocarpus falcatus,
C.N. Page 1988
Afrocarpus falcatus subsp. gaussenii, Silba.
Afrocarpus gaussenii, C.N.Page.
Decussocarpus falcatus, de Laub
Nageia falcata, Carrière.
Nageia falcata var. gaussenii, Silba.
Nageia meyeriana, Kuntze.
Podocarpus falcatus, Endl.
Podocarpus gaussenii, Woltz.
Podocarpus gracillimus, Stapf.
Podocarpus meyerianus, Endl. |
This member of the Podocarpaceae was given this name by
Charles François Brisseau
de Mirbel in 1825. It is found along the eastern coast of South Africa,
Eswatini and Mozambique,
growing in a well drained mix or peat with some water and some sun.
The tree can grow to 12 or even 60 meters height, and the stem can get three meters in diameter.
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