Podocarpus latifolius--So.Africa. E. Cape. Umtamvuna Nat. Res. 11 Mch 05. 209.jpg
Global range is not yet available in Plants of the World Online. Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal (Hibiscus Coast NU)
-31.006667, 30.177222
Location Remarks
Umtamvuna Nature Reserve, west of Port Edward. Rock outcrop in grassland along the south rim of the gorge.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Order
Pinales
Family
Podocarpaceae
Genus
Podocarpus
Specific Epithet
latifolius
Authorship
(Thunb.) R.Br. ex Mirb.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 4.2
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#776 of 1,090
Top 1,000 globally
This lineage appears to have diverged from its closest living relatives roughly 4 million years ago — a long, lonely branch of the plant tree of life.
Source: Gymnosperms EDGE assessment →