Podocarpus nivalis

For other plant species also known as tōtara, see List of plants known as tōtara.

Podocarpus nivalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Araucariales
Family: Podocarpaceae
Genus: Podocarpus
Species:
P. nivalis
Binomial name
Podocarpus nivalis

Podocarpus nivalis, the mountain or snow tōtara, is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is endemic to New Zealand.

Name and etymology

Podocarpus nivalis was first described and drawn by W.J. Hooker in 1843 in his Icones Plantarum. The plant described was found on Mount Tongariro, on the North Island of New Zealand, by William Colenso, "near the limits of perpetual snow".[3]

The species name "nivalis" means "growing in or near the snow."[4] A vernacular name for the plant is "alpine tōtara".[5]

Description

Podocarpus nivalis grows as a shrub of 20–40 cm. with spreading branches. It can also be semi-erect and up to 2 or 3m tall. Branches that contact the soil often root.[6] It forms mats of a few square metres.[5]

Leaves are thick, rigid and close together. They are arranged spirally and are a brownish green colour when they age.[6] The leaves are 3–10 mm long and 2-2,5 mm wide and boat-shaped (naviculate) to ovate-linear. They may be curved outwards or down. The leaves are obtuse or mucronate at the apex.[5]

Succulent red aril of Podocarpus nivalis in Arthur's Pass National Park. The arils are edible, and have a sweet but resinous flavour.
Succulent red aril of Podocarpus nivalis in Arthur's Pass National Park. The arils are edible, and have a sweet but resinous flavour.

Distribution

This species is found in the North Island south of Mt Hikurangi and Mt Pirongia and in the South Island.[6]

Cultivation and uses

It is one of the hardiest podocarps of the Southern Hemisphere, it has withstood minus 25 °C (minus 13 °F) in the British Isles, and survives long periods under snow in its native habitat, close to the tree line in NZ's high mountains. It needs high rainfall to grow well.

References

  1. ^ Farjon, A. (2013). "Podocarpus nivalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T42522A2984790. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T42522A2984790.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Podocarpus nivalis Hook". New Zealand Organisms Register. Landcare Research New Zealand. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  3. ^ Icones Plantarum, vol 2 of the New Series, or vol 6 of the entire work, Tab. 582 (see the next page for the drawing).
  4. ^ Farjon 2017, p. 897.
  5. ^ a b c Farjon 2017, p. 898.
  6. ^ a b c Eagle 2008, p. 14.

Sources

Further reading

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Podocarpus nivalis.
  • 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


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