Podocarpus nivalis

Podocarpus nivalis

Taxobox
name = "Podocarpus nivalis"
status = LR/lc | status_system = IUCN2.3
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Pinophyta
classis = Pinopsida
ordo = Pinales
familia = Podocarpaceae
genus = "Podocarpus"
species = "P. nivalis"
binomial = "Podocarpus nivalis"
binomial_authority = Hook.
synonyms =

"Podocarpus nivalis" (mountain or snow totara) is a species of conifer in the Podocarpaceae family.It is found only in New Zealand. It grows in the mountains and subalpine lands from 37° to the far south New Zealand about 46° South Latitude. Up to 5 m tall (16.5 ft).

Cultivation and uses

It is one of the hardiest podocarps of the Southern Hemisphere, it has withstood −25 °C(−13 °F) in the British Isles, lower temperatures than all ever recorded historically in its native country. It needs high rainfalls. It is a very beautiful plant

References and External links

*Allan. H. H. 1961. Flora of New Zealand. Government Printer, Wellington.
*Bean. W. Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Vol 1 - 4 and Supplement. Murray 1981
*Huxley. A. 1992. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5
* Conifer Specialist Group 1998. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/42522/all Podocarpus nivalis] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 10 July 2007.
* [http://www.ibiblio.org/pfaf/cgi-bin/arr_html?Podocarpus+nivalis&CAN=LATIND"Growing Podocarpus nivalis in the British Isles"]


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