Africa, descending to the Indian Ocean coast in South Africa. The genus is native to Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda. The podocarps are associated with the ancient supercontinent of Gondwana, where they were characteristic of the cool, moist southern Gondwana flora. Gondwana broke up into the continents of South America, Africa, India, Australia, and Antarctica between 160 and 30 million years ago. As Africa drifted north, it became hotter and drier, and the podocarps generally retreated to the cool, moist highlands of eastern and southern Africa. Uses In South Africa, this wood is mostly used to make exclusive furniture. References External links Afrocarpus At: Podocarpaceae At: The Gymnosperm Database PROTA4U, a new interactive webdatabase on plants used by people in tropical Africa. Podocarpaceae Podocarpaceae genera Dioecious plants Afrotropical realm flora