Podocarpus nivalis Hook.

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Name scientific

Podocarpus nivalis Hook., Icon. Pl. 6, t. 582 (1843)

Preferred name

Podocarpus nivalis Hook.

Taxonomy reference

Farjon, A. 2017: A Handbook of the World's Conifers. Edition 2. Btill, Leiden.

Linked name

Podocarpus nivalis Hook.

Biostatus

Origin

Occurrence

Georegion

Schema

Biostatus source

Comment

Endemic

Wild

New Zealand

Political Region

Nomenclature

Original authors

Hook.

Authors

Hook.

Publication place

Hooker, W.J. 1843: Icones Plantarum. Vol. 6. Baillière, London.

Year published

1843

Publication page

t. 582

Orthography

Podocarpus? nivalis

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Podocarpus nivalis Hook.

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Podocarpus nivalis

Typification

Type: New Zealand: [locality unknown]. W. Colenso s.n. (holotype K).

Farjon, A. 2017: A Handbook of the World's Conifers. Edition 2. Btill, Leiden.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Pinopsida

Order

Pinales

Family

Podocarpaceae

Genus

Podocarpus

Species

nivalis

Subordinates

Podocarpus nivalis var. erectus

Vernacular names

Language of use: English

Language of use: Māori

Tauhinu

Synonyms

Podocarpus nivalis var. erectus Cockayne

Associations

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Association type

Associated organism

Association source

is host of

Chandonanthus squarrosus (Hook.) Schiffn.

CHR (1 records from [Not available].)

is host of

Chiloscyphus lentus (Hook.f. & Taylor) J.J.Engel & R.M.Schust.

CHR (1 records from [Not available].)

is host of

Dicranoloma robustum var. setosum (Hook.f. & Wilson) Sainsbury

CHR (1 records from [Not available].)

is host of

Hypogymnia lugubris (Pers.) Krog

CHR (1 records from [Not available].)

is host of

Lepidozia laevifolia (Hook.f. & Taylor) Gottsche, Lindenb. & Nees

CHR (1 records from [Not available].)

is host of

Nephroma helveticum Ach.

CHR (1 records from [Not available].)

is host of

Plagiochila circinalis (Lehm. & Lindenb.) Lindenb.

CHR (1 records from [Not available].)

is host of

Pseudocyphellaria granulata (C.Bab.) Malme

CHR (1 records from [Not available].)

is host of

Pseudocyphellaria pickeringii (Tuck.) D.J.Galloway

CHR (1 records from [Not available].)

is host of

Thuidiopsis furfurosa (Hook.f. & Wilson) M.Fleisch.

CHR (1 records from [Not available].)

is host of

Ulota perichaetialis (Sainsbury) Goffinet

CHR (1 records from [Not available].)

is host of

Yarrumia colensoi (C.Bab.) D.J.Galloway

CHR (2 records from [Not available].)

Descriptions

Allan, H.H. 1961: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. I. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones. Government Printer, Wellington.

Podocarpus nivalis Hook.

Description

Prostrate shrub with wide-spreading branches, or suberect up to 3 m. tall, with slender trunk. Lvs close set, spirally arranged, erect or sub-patent, rigid, coriac., margins thickened, linear-oblong, obtuse, ± apiculate, midvein prominent, 0·5-1·5 cm. × 2-4 mm. Male strobili axillary, 0·5-1·5 cm. long (on peduncle 3-5 mm. long) solitary or up to 4 per peduncle, apiculus obtuse. Female branchlet axillary, peduncle 3 mm. long, receptacle of two acute, red, swollen bracts. Seeds solitary ovoid, 3·5-5·5 mm. long, obtusely pointed, nutlike.

Dawson, M.I. 2008: Index of chromosome numbers of indigenous New Zealand vascular plants.