Podocarpus nivalis

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Podocarpaceae Podocarpus nivalis Hook.

Etymology
Podocarpus refers to ‘foot fruit’; indicating the fleshy receptacle and seed complex, found in Podocarpus species.
nivalis refers to ‘growing near snow’; indicating its alpine habitat.

Colloquial Name
Alpine totara, Mountain totara, Snow totara

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
5, 51, NZN, NZS

Habitat
The natural habitats for Podocarpus nivalis are temperate grasslands, rocky areas, temperate shrublands. The natural elevation is unknown. There are no conifers associated with Podocarpus nivalis that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone7
Podocarpus nivalis is hardy to USDA Zone 7 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -17.8C (0F) to -12.2C (10F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Podocarpus nivalis is stable. There are ongoing threats for Podocarpus nivalis and they are listed as follows:

IUCN CategoryLC
According to the IUCN Red List, Podocarpus nivalis 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 Podocarpus nivalis is Podocarpus. The coordinate taxa for Podocarpus nivalis are therefore:


Podocarpus nivalis is also placed under Podocarpaceae.

Cultivars
‘Arthur’, ‘Aureus’, ‘Bronze’, ‘Christmas Lights’, ‘Clarence’, ‘Erectus’, ‘Green Queen’, ‘Jack’s Pass’, ‘Kilworth Cream’, ‘Kralingen’, ‘Little Lady’, ‘Livingstone’, ‘Lodestone’, ‘Lucky Lad’, ‘Lyndon’, ‘Maori Prince’, ‘Moffatt’, ‘Mt Hutt’, ‘Otari’, ‘Park Cover’, ‘Pink Tip’, ‘Princess’, ‘Prostrate’, ‘Rockery Gem’, ‘Ruapehu’, ‘Tauhini’, ‘Trompenburg’

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Foliage Retention

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