Geelhout: Die breëblaar-geelhout of opregte geelhout (Podocarpus latifolius) is 'n groot immergroen boom wat tot 35 m hoog word in die familie Podocarpaceae. Die stam kan 'n middellyn van tot 3 m hê. Die boom is Suid-Afrika se nasionale boom. Dit is reusagtig wanneer dit in immergroen berg- en kuswoude groei, maar kom voor as lae of dwergagtige bome op blootgestelde berghange. Dit kom voor van die Wes-Kaap tot Mpumalanga en Limpopo. Hierdie spesie is inheems aan Suid-Afrika en Swaziland en op die SANBI-rooilys is dit as 'veilig' gelys.
Die bas is longitudinaal gegroef. Manlike bome produseer pienkerige, katjieagtige keëls wat ongeveer 2,5 cm lank is. Die vroulike bome produseer vlesige blombodems en aan die punt word een of twee sade gevind. Die sade is ongeveer 1 tot 1,5 cm lank, dun en vlesig en word op 'n helderrooi, vlesige kussinkie gedra. Die sade word blou of perskleurig wanneer hulle volwassenheid bereik.
Die hout word ook in die houtbedryf gebruik. Inigting: Wikipedia
Iets baie interessants: Die boom van goed en kwaad, die geelhoutboom.
Witgat: Boscia albitrunca, commonly known as the shepherd tree or shepherd's tree (Afrikaans: Witgat, Sotho: Mohlôpi, Tswana: Motlôpi, Venda: Muvhombwe, Xhosa: Umgqomogqomo, Zulu: Umvithi), is a protected tree in South Africa. The species epithet "albitrunca" refers to the often times white trunk. It is an evergreen tree native to southern and tropical Africa, living in the hot, dry, and often brackish low-lying areas, sometimes on abundant lime or occasionally found in rocky terrain. It is a common tree of the Kalahari, bushveld and lowveld. It is one of the most important forage trees in the Kalahari.
This tree grows up to 10 m (33 ft) tall but is usually much smaller. It has a prominent, sturdy white trunk frequently with strips of rough, dark-coloured bark. The crown is often browsed by antelope and all grazers that can reach the foliage, resulting in a conspicuous flattened underside or browse-line. The leaves are narrow, oblanceolate, and stiff with veins obscure except for the distinct midrib. The flowers are small, greenish-yellow, star-shaped, and clustered. The fruits, on a jointed stalk, are about 10 mm (0.4 in) in diameter and are brittle-skinned with a whitish flesh and large endocarp. A specimen found in the central Kalahari in 1974 had roots extending to 68 m (223 ft) deep, making it the plant with the deepest known roots.
| Afrikaanse name: Witgat, Witstamboom, Groot-Witgat, Grootwitgat, Grootwitgatboom, Witbasboom, Witgatboom, Witstam, Witteboom, Jentelmanstam, Kaboom, Koffie, Koffieboom, Matoppie, Noenie, Noenieboom | |
| English common name(s): | Shepherd tree, Shepherds tree, Shepherd's tree, Caper bush, Coffee tree, Emigrants tree, White stem, White-stemmed tree, Whitetrunk sheperdstree |
Witgatboom / Shepherd's tree.
