Distribution
This tree is indigenous to the high forests of South Africa, from Table Mountain in the south, to the afro-montane forests of Limpopo in the north.
It has been effectively exterminated on the slopes of Table Mountain where it has been felled for timber and replaced by invasive Pine plantations. It is also frequently and fatally stripped of its bark, which is taken for use in traditional medicine. Consequently it is now a Protected Tree in South Africa.
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