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Common yellowwood

Local Name	:	Common yellowwood
Botanical Name	:	Afrocarpus falcatus (Thunb.) C.N.Page
Common Name	:	Common yellowwood
Family	:	Podocarpaceae
Distribution	:	It is cultivated in India including Odisha. It is native to the montane forests of southern Africa, where it is distributed in Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, and Eswatini.
Habit	:	Tree
Short Description	:	It is a large evergreen tree with graceful, curved, needle-like leaves and a distinctive, pendulous growth habit.

Descriptions

It is an evergreen conifer with smooth and ridged young stems. Leaves are small and narrow, spirally arranged on the branches. Cones axillary, solitary or in groups of 2–3.

Flowering & Fruiting Period

September - May

Use(s)

It has ornamental values.