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PODOCARPUS
(
G
)
Yellowwood (
Le
)
Family:
PODOCARPACEAE
pous, podos, = a foot;
carpos, = fruit.
(fleshy receptacle in some species)
(
LS
,
Le
)
Podocarpus elongatus
(
La
)
Berggeelhout, Breede River Yellowwood, Red-berried Yellowwood (
PS
)
Location: (
K
,
P
)
ē-, = out;
longus, = long;
elongo, = to prolong, protract;
-atus, = indicates possession or likeness.
(elongated)
(
ld
,
BL
)
Podocarpus latifolius
(
La
)
Broad-leaved Yellowwood,Opreggeelhout,True Yellowwood,Umcheya (
PS
)
Location: (
K
)
latus, lati-, = broad, wide;
(broad, wide)
folium, = a leaf.
(broad-leaved)
(
ld
,
BL
)