Afrocarpus mannii

{{Short description|Species of conifer}}

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| image = Afrocarpus mannii - Botanical Garden in Kaisaniemi, Helsinki - DSC03662.JPG

| status = VU

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Farjon, A. |title=Afrocarpus mannii |volume=2013 |page=e.T32770A2823290 |date=2013 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T32770A2823290.en }}

| genus = Afrocarpus

| species = mannii

| authority = (Hook.f.) C.N.Page

| range_map = Locator map of São Tomé in São Tomé & Príncipe.jpg

| range_map_caption = São Tomé island, where A. mannii's only habitat is located.

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Afrocarpus mannii is an evergreen coniferous tree native to the Afromontane forests of São Tomé Island in the Gulf of Guinea, growing on Pico de São Tomé at altitudes of {{convert|1300|m|abbr=on}} up to the summit at {{convert|2024|m|abbr=on}}. This is the only Gymnosperm found on São Tomé e Príncipe. It was formerly classified as Podocarpus mannii.{{citation |author=Figueiredo Estrela |title=Diversity and endemism of angiosperms in the Gulf of Guinea islands |date=December 1994 |journal=Biodiversity and Conservation |volume=3 |issue=9 |pages=785–793 |doi=10.1007/BF00129658 |issn=1572-9710}}

It is a small tree, growing 10–15 m tall. The leaves are spirally arranged, lanceolate, 6–8 cm long on mature trees, larger, to 15 cm long and 2 cm broad, on vigorous young trees. The seed cones are highly modified, with a single 2 cm diameter seed with a thin fleshy coating borne on a short peduncle. The pollen cones are 1.5-2.5 cm long, solitary or in pairs on a short stem.