Phyllocladus trichomanoides var. alpinus

Phyllocladaceae Phyllocladus trichomanoides var. alpinus (Hook.f.) Parl.

Etymology
Phyllocladus refers to ‘leaf branch’; indicating its foliage are phylloclades (branches that took over leaf function).
trichomanoides refers to ‘hair-like’; indicating what its true leaves are reduced to.
alpina refers to ‘from the mountains’; indicating its habitat.

Colloquial Name
Mountain celery pine

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 2 subordinate taxa for Phyllocladus trichomanoides:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
5, 51, NZN, NZS

Habitat
The natural habitats for Phyllocladus trichomanoides var. alpinus are temperate forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 1 up to 1400 metres. There are no conifers associated with Phyllocladus trichomanoides var. alpinus that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 8
Phyllocladus trichomanoides var. alpinus is hardy to USDA Zone 8 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -12.2C (10F) to -6.7C (20F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Phyllocladus trichomanoides var. alpinus is increasing. There are ongoing threats for Phyllocladus trichomanoides var. alpinus and they are listed as follows:

• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.1 Logging & Wood Harvesting

IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Phyllocladus trichomanoides var. alpinus has been assigned the status of LC(Least Concern). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species is not qualified as threatened.

Superordinate Taxa
The nearest superordinate taxon for Phyllocladus trichomanoides is Phyllocladus. The coordinate taxa for Phyllocladus trichomanoides are therefore:

Phyllocladus trichomanoides var. alpinus is also placed under Phyllocladaceae. As Phyllocladus is the sole genus under Phyllocladaceae, this family is a monophyletic family. Phyllocladaceae is found in Maritime Southeast Asia, Tasmania and New Zealand.