Podocarpaceae

Breede river yellowwood

Podocarpus elongatus (Aiton) L'Hér. ex Pers.

Family: Podocarpaceae
Genus: Podocarpus

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Breede river yellowwood: Canopy of Yellowwood trees on peak of Klapmutskop — Photo: Abu Shawka, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)

Afrikaans: Breëriviergeelhout
Arabic: معلاقة متطاولة
Chinese: 好望角罗汉松果, 好望角羅漢松果
English: Breede river yellowwood

Synonyms

Nageia elongata (Aiton) F.Muell.
Podocarpus linearis Van Houtte ex Gordon
Podocarpus pruinosus Eckl. & Zeyh. ex T.Durand & Schinz
Podocarpus thunbergii var. angustifolius Sim
Taxus capensis Lam.
Taxus elongata Aiton

Photos

Photo: Abu Shawka, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Higgie, Clive, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: S Molteno, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: S Molteno, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: S Molteno, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: S Molteno, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.