Podocarpus latifolius

Agro-ecological Zone
All zones
Growth rate Management practices Invasiveness Leafing Phenology Location
Slow Coppicing Yes Evergreen Kenya
Country Rainfall Temperature Altitude Soil
Kenya 1000 - 2000 9to19 900 - 3200 Prefers a moist but well-drained, deep, fertile soil, growing better where there is a mulch of organic matter on the soi
Common names/English Kamba Kikuyu
Real yellowwood Muvengea Muthengera
Propagation Method Seed shelf life Pre-sowing seed treatment Seed Dispersal
Seedlings,Wildings 4days Birds
Family Products Niche AFD Taxon AFD Link Useful Tropical Plant Taxon Useful Tropical Plant Link Ecological Services PROTA
Podocarpaceae  Firewood, Timber for furniture, Timber for construction, Medicine Scattered in cropland Podocarpus latifolius Podocarpus latifolius (Thunb.) R.Br. ex Mirb. Shade
Origin Location
Native Kiambu