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Needle-leaved Totara

Podocarpus acutifolius

Also called Westland Totara, Needle Leaved Tōtara

Needle-leaved Totara
Photo: Peter de Lange, CC0
Family
Podocarpaceae (Podocarp family)
Grows as
Tree
Native range
New Zealand South I.
Climate
temperate

About

Podocarpus acutifolius, commonly known as needle-leaved tōtara, is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. This species is endemic to New Zealand.

Where it grows

This species is found in the South Island from northern Marlborough westward and south to southern Westland. Its natural habitat is lowland and montane forest and scrub.

Other Podocarpus plants

Neblina Podocarp · Podocarpus affinis · Podocarpus angustifolius · Podocarpus annamiensis · Podocarpus aracensis · Podocarpus archboldii · Podocarpus aristulatus · Podocarpus atjehensis · Podocarpus borneensis · Podocarpus bracteatus · Podocarpus brasiliensis · Podocarpus brassii

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Podocarpus acutifolius by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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