page_title: Podocarpus latifolius
section_title: Appearance
hierarchical_section_title: Podocarpus latifolius / Appearance
caption_attribution_description: English: Podocarpus latifolius or Real Yellowwood tree. Foliage. Cape Town.
context_page_description: Podocarpus latifolius is a large evergreen tree up to 35 m high and 3 m trunk diameter, in the conifer family Podocarpaceae; it is the type species of the genus Podocarpus.
  The real yellowwood has been declared the national tree of South Africa and is protected there.
context_section_description: The real yellowwood is a large evergreen tree that grows up to 30 meters in height. It grows relatively slowly but forms a wood of exceptional quality.
  The leaves are strap-shaped, 25–40 mm long on mature trees or up to 100 mm long on young trees, and 6–12 mm broad, with a bluntly pointed tip. The species name "latifolius" is Latin for "broad-leaved". The bright-coloured foliage of new growth stands out against the dark leaves of mature foliage.
  The cones of this dioecious tree are berry-like, with a single (rarely two) 7–11 mm seed apical on an 8–14 mm pink-purple aril; the aril is edible and sweet. The male (pollen) cones are 10–30 mm long.
caption: Detail of the characteristic foliage of the real yellowwood
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