Afrocarpus usambarensis

Podocarpaceae Afrocarpus usambarensis (Pilg.) C. N. Page

Etymology
Afrocarpus refers to ‘African’ (afro) and ‘fruit’ (carpus); indicating its habitat in Africa.
usambarensis refers to the Usambara Mountains, where it was described first.

Colloquial Name
Usambara yellowwood

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
2, 25, KEN, TAN

Habitat
The natural habitats for Afrocarpus usambarensis are subtropical/tropical dry forests, subtropical/tropical moist montane forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 3000 up to 3000 metres. Other conifers associated with Afrocarpus usambarensis are:

USDA Hardiness zone – 10
Afrocarpus usambarensis is hardy to USDA Zone 10 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -1.1C (30F) to 4.4C (40F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Afrocarpus usambarensis is decreasing. There are ongoing threats for Afrocarpus usambarensis and they are listed as follows:

• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.1 Logging & Wood Harvesting
• 5 Natural System Modifications
  • 5.1 Fire & Fire Suppression

IUCN Category – EN
According to the IUCN Red List, Afrocarpus usambarensis has been assigned the status of EN(Endangered). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species qualifies as Endangered and is very much at risk.

Superordinate Taxa
The nearest superordinate taxon for Afrocarpus usambarensis is Afrocarpus. The coordinate taxa for Afrocarpus usambarensis are therefore:

Afrocarpus usambarensis is also placed under Podocarpaceae.

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