Afrocarpus dawei is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is native to Africa, where it occurs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Uganda.This species is a tree that grows in swampy forest habitat that is flooded in the rainy season. It is associated with Baikiaea minor and Mimusops species.This tree is valuable as timber because it grows a long trunk without many branches.