Afrocarpus dawei

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• Afrocarpus dawei is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae

• It is native to Africa, where it occurs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Uganda

• This species is a tree that grows in swampy forest habitat that is flooded in the rainy season

• It is associated with Baikiaea insignis and Mimusops species

• A. dawei is found in the Minziro Forest of Tanzania and the adjacent Sango Bay forests of Uganda, located west of Lake Victoria

• The Kagera River sustains swamp forests and a high groundwater table that supports evergreen lowland forests

• This tree is valuable as timber because it grows a long trunk without many branches

• It is likely overharvested, one reason that it is considered to be a near-threatened species

Sources of information:

•  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrocarpus_dawei (2024)