Afrocarpus
| Afrocarpus | |
|---|---|
| Afrocarpus falcatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Araucariales |
| Family: | Podocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Afrocarpus (J.Buchholz & N.E.Gray) C.N.Page |
| Type species | |
| Afrocarpus falcatus | |
| Species | |
|
5 – see text | |
Afrocarpus is a genus of conifer of the family Podocarpaceae. Five species are recognized. They are evergreen trees native to Africa. Afrocarpus was designated a genus in 1989, when several species formerly classified in Podocarpus and Nageia were reclassified.