About the plant
Podocarpus henkelii is found in South Africa (Eastern Cape Province, KwaZulu-Natal), Malawi, eastern Tanzania and Zimbabwe. The largest populations are found between Mt Ayliff, Kokstad and Harding, South Africa.
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Not yet evaluated
The International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species uses a set of criteria to evaluate the extinction risk of the world’s species. The ongoing mission is to evaluate every plant species in the world.
IUCN Red List Status:
Not yet evaluatedData deficientLeast concernNear threatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically endangeredExtinct in the wildExtinct -
Banked in the MSBSeeds from this plant have been banked in Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank, at Wakehurst in Sussex
Facts
- Grows to 20–30m tall
- Straight-stemmed in the wild
- Produces male and female cones
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What’s in a name?
It’s named for Dr JS Henkel (1871–1962) a conservator for forests in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal, and later director of forestry in Zimbabwe.
The genus name is derived from Greek words podos a foot and karpos a fruit, referring to the fleshy fruit-stalks in some species.
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Not yet evaluated
The International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species uses a set of criteria to evaluate the extinction risk of the world’s species. The ongoing mission is to evaluate every plant species in the world.
IUCN Red List Status:
Not yet evaluatedData deficientLeast concernNear threatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically endangeredExtinct in the wildExtinct -
Banked in the MSBSeeds from this plant have been banked in Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank, at Wakehurst in Sussex