italic title Taxobox name Prumnopitys image MataiLeaves267.jpg image caption foliage of P. taxifolia regnum Plant ae divisio Pinophyta classis Pinophyta Pinopsida ordo Pinales familia Podocarpaceae genus Prumnopitys genus authority Rodolfo Amando Philippi Phil. subdivision ranks Species subdivision Prumnopitys andina Lleuque br Prumnopitys exigua br Prumnopitys ferruginea Miro br Prumnopitys ferruginoides br Prumnopitys harmsiana br Prumnopitys ladei br Prumnopitys montana br Prumnopitys standleyi br Prumnopitys taxifolia Matai Prumnopitys is a genus of conifer s belonging to the podocarp family Podocarpaceae . The eight recognised species of Prumnopitys are densely branched, Plant sexuality dioecious evergreen tree s up to 40 metres in height. The leaf leaves are similar to those of the Taxus yew , strap shaped, 1 4 cm long and 2 3 mm broad, with a soft texture they are green above, and with two blue green stomata l bands below. The conifer cone seed cones are highly modified, reduced to a central stem 1 5 cm long bearing several scales from one to five scales are fertile, each with a single ... the origins of Prumnopitys in the Antarctic flora , which evolved from the humid temperate flora of southern Gondwana , an ancient supercontinent. Although the genus Prumnopitys was first described ... . The Chilean species for which the correct scientific name is Prumnopitys andina previously Podocarpus andinus , has been treated by some botanists as Prumnopitys spicata Molloy & Mu oz Schick 1999 however this name is illegitimate Mill & Quinn 2001 . Several species of Prumnopitys are used for timber ... Database Prumnopitys de Laubenfels, D. J. 1978. The genus Prumnopitys Podocarpaceae . Blumea 24 ... publications journals nzjb 1999 020a.pdf online pdf file . Mill, R. R. & Quinn, C. J. 2001. Prumnopitys ... Abstract . Category Podocarpaceae de Prumnopitys es Prumnopitys nl Prumnopitys no Prumnopitysslekten pt Prumnopitys ... more details
italic title This article was auto generated by User Polbot . Taxobox name Prumnopitys exigua status DD status system IUCN2.3 regnum Plant ae divisio Pinophyta classis Pinophyta Pinopsida ordo Pinales familia Podocarpaceae genus Prumnopitys species P. exigua binomial Prumnopitys exigua binomial authority de Laub. synonyms Prumnopitys exigua is a species of conifer in the Podocarpaceae family. It is found only in Bolivia , but probably also in northenmost Argentina and southernmost Peru . Source Conifer Specialist Group 1998. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 38323 all Prumnopitys exigua . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007. DEFAULTSORT Prumnopitys Exigua Category Podocarpaceae Category Data deficient plants conifer stub es Prumnopitys exigua pt Prumnopitys exigua ... more details
italic title This article was auto generated by User Polbot . Taxobox name Prumnopitys montana status LR lc status system IUCN2.3 regnum Plant ae divisio Pinophyta classis Pinophyta Pinopsida ordo Pinales familia Podocarpaceae genus Prumnopitys species P. montana binomial Prumnopitys montana binomial authority Humb. & Bonpl. Ex Willd. de Laub. synonyms Prumnopitys montana is a species of conifer in the Podocarpaceae family. It is found in Colombia , Ecuador , Peru , and Venezuela . References Conifer Specialist Group 1998. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 42540 all Prumnopitys montana . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007. Category Podocarpaceae Category Least concern plants conifer stub es Prumnopitys montana pt Prumnopitys montana ... more details
italic title This article was auto generated by User Polbot . Taxobox name Prumnopitys standleyi status DD status system IUCN2.3 regnum Plant ae divisio Pinophyta classis Pinophyta Pinopsida ordo Pinales familia Podocarpaceae genus Prumnopitys species P. standleyi binomial Prumnopitys standleyi binomial authority Buchholz & N.E. Gray de Laub synonyms Prumnopitys standleyi is a species of conifer in the Podocarpaceae family. It is found only in Costa Rica . Source Conifer Specialist Group 1998. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 38324 all Prumnopitys standleyi . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007. DEFAULTSORT Prumnopitys Standleyi Category Podocarpaceae Category Data deficient plants conifer stub pt Prumnopitys standleyi ... more details
Taxobox status LR nt status system IUCN2.3 regnum Plant ae divisio Pinophyta classis Pinophyta Pinopsida ordo Pinales familia Podocarpaceae genus Prumnopitys species P. harmsiana binomial Prumnopitys harmsiana binomial authority Robert Knud Friedrich Pilger Pilg. de Laub. Prumnopitys harmsiana Ulcumano syn. Podocarpus harmsianus Pilg. is a species of Prumnopitys , native to the Andes in Bolivia , Colombia , Peru , and Venezuela . It is in the family Podocarpaceae , and an IUCN Near Threatened species. Description Prumnopitys harmsiana is a medium sized tree similar to Prumnopitys andina . The leaf leaves are 2 3 cm long and 2 3 mm broad, with a short spine tip. The conifer cone cones are highly modified, bearing a few drupe like seeds, each seed with a thin fleshy coat. See also Cordillera de la Costa montane forests References Conifer Specialist Group 1998. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 32287 all Prumnopitys harmsiana . Downloaded on 10 July 2007. Dallimore, W., & Jackson, A. B. 1966 . A Handbook of Coniferae and Ginkgoaceae , 4th ed. Arnold, London. Category Podocarpaceae Category Flora of the Andes Category Flora of Bolivia Category Flora of Colombia Category Flora of Peru Category Flora of Venezuela Category Near threatened plants conifer stub es Prumnopitys harmsiana pt Prumnopitys harmsiana ... more details
italic title This article was auto generated by User Polbot . Taxobox name Prumnopitys ferruginoides status LR lc status system IUCN2.3 regnum Plant ae divisio Pinophyta classis Pinophyta Pinopsida ordo Pinales familia Podocarpaceae genus Prumnopitys species P. ferruginoides binomial Prumnopitys ferruginoides binomial authority R.H.Compton de Laub. synonyms Prumnopitys ferruginoides is a species of conifer in the Podocarpaceae family. It is found only in New Caledonia . References Conifer Specialist Group 1998. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 42539 all Prumnopitys ferruginoides . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007. Category Podocarpaceae Category Least concern plants conifer stub pt Prumnopitys ferruginoides ... more details
italic title This article was auto generated by User Polbot . Taxobox name Prumnopitys ladei image Prumnopitys ladei.jpg status LR cd status system IUCN2.3 regnum Plant ae divisio Pinophyta classis Pinophyta Pinopsida ordo Pinales familia Podocarpaceae genus Prumnopitys species P. ladei binomial Prumnopitys ladei binomial authority Bailey Laubenf. synonyms Prumnopitys ladei is a species of conifer in the Podocarpaceae family. It is found only in Australia . Source Conifer Specialist Group 1998. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 34107 all Prumnopitys ladei . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007. DEFAULTSORT Prumnopitys Ladei Category Pinales of Australia Category Podocarpaceae Category Conservation dependent flora of Australia Category Conservation dependent biota of Queensland Category Nature Conservation Act rare biota Category Rare flora of Australia Category Flora of Queensland Australia plant stub conifer stub pt Prumnopitys ladei ... more details
Unlike the related Prumnopitys ferruginea Miro Prumnopitys ferruginea , Mata has a distinctive ... and external links commons Prumnopitys taxifolia IUCN2006 assessors Conifer Specialist Group year 1998 id 42541 title Prumnopitys taxifolia downloaded 12 May 2006 http www.conifers.org po pr taxifolia.htm Gymnosperm Database Prumnopitys taxifolia description New Zealand Plant Conservation Network, URL http nzpcn.org.nz flora details.asp?ID 1193 Prumnopitys taxifolia . Accessed 2010 10 03. Category ... concern plants de Mata es Prumnopitys taxifolia mi Mata ... more details
similar looking Prumnopitys taxifolia Matai Prumnopitys taxifolia in four aspects of its anatomy ... colour that fades over time back to brown . References commons Prumnopitys ferruginea IUCN2006 assessors Conifer Specialist Group year 1998 id 42538 title Prumnopitys ferruginea downloaded 12 May 2006 ... Database Prumnopitys ferruginea http www.orongorongo.wellington.net.nz miro.htm Photos of tree ... maritime climate Category Least concern plants de Prumnopitys ferruginea es Prumnopitys ferruginea ... more details
italic title Taxobox name Prumnopitys andina image PrumnopitysAndinaMod.jpg status VU status system iucn2.3 regnum Plant ae divisio Pinophyta classis Pinophyta Pinopsida ordo Pinales familia Podocarpaceae genus Prumnopitys species P. andina binomial Prumnopitys andina binomial authority Poepp. ex Stephan Ladislaus Endlicher Endl. de Laub. Prumnopitys andina Lleuque , the Chilean plum yew, ref name forest http forums.forestresearch.gov.uk newsrele.nsf web allbysubject 8EF49E28F1FD5264802571CE0044B3F8 British Forestry Research on P. andina ref is an evergreen Pinophyta coniferous tree native to south central Chile and a few areas in adjacent parts of westernmost Argentina from 36 to 40 South latitude ... trunk. Gray and shine bark. Before the genus Prumnopitys was distinguished, it was treated ... as Prumnopitys spicata Molloy & Mu oz Schick 1999 however this name is illegitimate Mill & Quinn 2001 . Prumnopitys elegans Phil is a synonym for Prumnopitys andina . ref http www.ars grin.gov cgi bin npgs html taxon.pl?29825 GRIN Taxonomy for Plants Prumnopitys elegans ref The fruit an Aril are tasty ... Press 1992 ISBN 0 333 47494 5 IUCN2006 assessors Gonz lez year 1998 id 35934 title Prumnopitys ... title Prumnopitys andina work Encyclopedia of Chilean Flora url http www.florachilena.cl Niv tax Gimnospermas Podocarpaceae PrumnopitysPrumnopitys 20andina.htm accessdate 2009 06 27 cite web title Prumnopitys andina work Gymnosperm Database url http www.conifers.org po pr andina.htm accessdate 2009 ... http www.rsnz.org publish nzjb 1999 20a.pdf online pdf file . Mill, R. R. & Quinn, C. J. 2001. Prumnopitys ... Abstract . cite web title Prumnopitys andina pictures work Chilebosque url http www.chilebosque.cl tree prandi.html accessdate 2009 06 27 cite web title Growing Prumnopitys andina in the British ... LATIND accessdate 2009 06 27 DEFAULTSORT Prumnopitys Andina Category Podocarpaceae Category Trees ... Category Vulnerable plants de Pflaumen Steineibe es Prumnopitys andina pt Prumnopitys andina ... more details
Several trees are referred to as black pine The European Black Pine . The Japanese Black Pine . The Jeffrey Pine in North America. Prumnopitys taxifolia Matai , a New Zealand conifer. Prumnopitys ferruginea Miro , also a New Zealand conifer. The band The Black Pine disambig ... more details
Matai may refer to Matai Maucatar , a city and suco in East Timor Matai, Egypt , a city in the governorate of Al Minya in Egypt Prumnopitys taxifolia , a tree endemic to New Zealand HMNZS Matai T01 , a Royal New Zealand Navy ship Matai , a chief in the fa amatai system of the Samoa Islands disambig de Matai ... more details
wiktionary andina Andina may refer to Andina, a village in South Central Madagascar , in the Fianarantsoa Province Acalypha andina , a species of plant endemic to Ecuador Mimosa andina , a species of legume Passiflora andina , an endangered species Polybotrya andina , a species of fern Prumnopitys andina , an evergreen coniferous tree Xyris andina , a critically endangered species Andina S.A. , a Chilean manufacturer of Coca Cola disambig ... more details
P. ferruginea may refer to Pimenta ferruginea , a plant species endemic to Cuba Prumnopitys ferruginea , the Miro, an evergreen coniferous tree species endemic to New Zealand Pseudomyrmex ferruginea , the acacia ant, an insect species Pterocerina ferruginea , a picture winged fly species Puya ferruginea , a plant species native to Bolivia and Ecuador Synonyms Pinalia ferruginea , a synonym for Eria ferruginea , an orchid species See also Ferruginea disambiguation Species Latin name abbreviation disambiguation Category Article Feedback 5 ... more details
italic title Taxobox name Perenniporia podocarpi regnum Fungi phylum Basidiomycota classis Agaricomycetes ordo Polyporales familia Polyporaceae genus Perenniporia species P. podocarpi binomial Perenniporia podocarpi binomial authority Peter Buchanan mycologist Buchanan & Ian Hood Hood , 1992 Perenniporia podocarpi is a species of resupination Fungi resupinate encrusting polypore . It occurs widely but uncommonly on the New Zealand endemic podocarp s Dacrydium cupressinum and Prumnopitys taxifolia . Basidiocarps are dimitic and grow up to 9 cm across, thick and cushion like with a distinctive white or very pale cream spore surface with large pores. The basidiospore s are extremely large for the genus, up to 27 m in length. As with other members of its genus, it causes a white rot in affected host plants. References http www.rsnz.org publish nzjb 1992 9.php New species and new records of Aphyllophorales Basidiomycetes from New Zealand Category Perenniporia Category Fungi described in 1992 Polyporales stub ... more details
Infobox Banknote Country New Zealand Denomination Twenty Dollars Value 20 Unit New Zealand Dollar Width 145 Height 70 Security Features Window, Shadow image Paper Type Polymer Years of Printing 1999 present ref http www.rbnz.govt.nz currency money 0094127.html ref Obverse Image NewZealandTwentyDollarNote1.png 197px Obverse Design Elizabeth II Obverse Designer Obverse Design Date Reverse Image NewZealandTwentyDollarNote2.png 197px Reverse Design Karearea Reverse Designer Reverse Design Date ref http www.rbnz.govt.nz currency money explaining currency.pdf ref The New Zealand twenty dollar 20 note is the current middle denomination banknote of the New Zealand dollar . The 20 note was introduced on 10 July 1967, replacing the New Zealand 10 pound note. Design First Issue 1967 to 1981 The first 20 notes featured Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse, with a window watermark panel showing a portrait of James Cook Captain James Cook . The obverse featured a kerer Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae and a Prumnopitys ferruginea miro Prumnopitys ferruginea . Second Issue 1982 to 1990 This issue s design was very similar to the first issue, with the most obvious difference being the updated portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. Third Issue 1990 to 1999 In 1990, all of New Zealand s notes were redesigned. The new 20 note featured Queen Elizabeth II and the New Zealand Parliament Buildings on the obverse, while the reverse featured a New Zealand Alpine scene, containing a karearea Falco novaeseelandiae , Marlborough rock daisy Pachystegia insignis , Flowering red tussock Chionchloa rubra and Mount Tapuaenuku . Fourth Issue 1999 to present In 1999, the 20 note changed to polymer. The basic design of the note remained unchanged, although new anti conterfeiting measures such as transparent sections of the note were added, and the metallic stripe removed. The 20 has the New Zealand Parliament Buildings on it, which is to the left of Elizabeth II , the po ... more details
Miro may refer to Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution Organization , a reformist Iranian political organization Prumnopitys ferruginea , an evergreen coniferous tree endemic to New Zealand. Miro Technologies , an MRO supplier from California Miro Company , a French game manufacturer Pinnacle Systems Miro Video series of the Video capture card s Entertainment Miro software , an Internet television application previously known as Democracy Player developed by the Participatory Culture Foundation Miromusic , an electronic dance band originally from Denmark Giardini di Mir , an Italian rock group Miro , a song by the alternative rock group Finch American band Miro, a character in the Ender s Game series by Orson Scott Card People Miro Suevic king , a 6th century Galician king Miro the Elder , a 9th century Catalan nobleman Miroslav Kostadinov ,a Bulgarian world wide singer known as Miro Michael Rodenberg , a German musician nicknamed Miro Alan Mir , a Mexican voice actor C sar Mir , Peruvian writer and composer Eddie Mir , a Puerto Rican TV show host Esteban Miro , governor of Louisiana and West Florida in the 18th century Gabriel Mir , a Spanish writer Gisele Miro , a Brazilian tennis player Joan Mir , a Spanish Catalan artist Jos Mir Cardona , a Cuban politician Kira Mir , a Spanish actress and TV host Luis Mir , a Spanish footballer and coach Marsha Miro , an American journalist Mireia Mir Valera born 1988 , a Spanish ski mountaineer Pilar Mir , a Spanish film director Ricardo Mir , a Panamanian poet Sergio L pez Mir , a Spanish Olympic swimmer Disambig als Miro ca Mir de Miro es Miro fr Miro it Miro he nl Miro pt Miro ... more details
wiktionary yew Yew may refer to TOCright Botany Any of various coniferous trees and shrubs in the genus Taxus European Yew or Common Yew Taxus baccata Pacific Yew or Western Yew Taxus brevifolia Canadian Yew Taxus canadensis Chinese Yew Taxus chinensis Japanese Yew Taxus cuspidata Florida Yew Taxus floridana Mexican Yew Taxus globosa Sumatran Yew Taxus sumatrana Himalayan Yew Taxus wallichiana Any of various coniferous plants in the families Taxaceae and Cephalotaxaceae White berry Yew Pseudotaxus chienii New Caledonian Yew or Southern Yew Austrotaxus spicata Catkin yew Amentotaxus sp. Plum yew Cephalotaxus sp. Any of the various coniferous plants in the family Podocarpaceae , which are superficially similar to other yews Prince Albert s Yew Saxegothaea conspicua Plum yew Prumnopitys sp. Place names in Singapore Yew Tee , district Yew Tee MRT Station Yew Lian Park in the United Kingdom Yew Tree, Liverpool Yew Tree Tarn , a lake in the Lake District Yew Tree, West Bromwich Kenn Church, Kenn Pier & Yew Tree Farm SSSI , Fictional place names Yew Dales dalir , the home of Ull, the winter god in Norse mythology Others YEW is an acronym for Yokogawa Electric Yokogawa Electric Works You disambiguation Ewe disambiguation disambig es Tejo pt Tejo zh yue Yew ... more details
NOTOC Image Araguaney Tabebuia chrysantha , Venezuela.jpg thumb upright The Tabebuia araguaney Tabebuia chrysantha , Venezuela s national tree. Below is a list of tree s that symbolise Venezuela and each state of the country National Tree The National Tree of Venezuela is the Araguaney Tabebuia Tabebuia crysantha . State trees class wikitable State Local name Binomial name Amazonas State Venezuela Amazonas Caucho Hevea benthamiana Anzo tegui State Anzo tegui Cereipo , or Guatamare Myrospermum fructescens Apure State Apure Merecure Pyrifolia grisebch Aragua State Aragua Sam n Albizia saman Barinas State Barinas Cedro Cedrela odorata Bol var State Venezuela Bol var Sarrapia Diphysa punctata Carabobo State Carabobo Camoruco Sterculia Sterculia apelata apelata Cojedes State Cojedes Apamate Tabebuia rosea Delta Amacuro State Delta Amacuro Mangle rojo Rhizophora mangle Falc n State Falc n Cuj Yaque Prosopis juliflora Gu rico State Gu rico Palma Llanera Copernicia tectorum Lara State Lara Semeruco Malpighia glabra M rida State M rida Bucare ceibo Erythrina poeppigiana Miranda State Miranda Roso Blanco Brownea leucantha Monagas State Monagas Palma de Moriche Mauritia flexuosa Nueva Esparta State Nueva Esparta Guayac n Guaiacum officinale Portuguesa State Portuguesa Caoba Swietenia macrophylla Sucre State Sucre Roble Platymiscium diadelphum T chira State T chira Pino criollo , or Pino laso Prumnopitys montana Trujillo State Trujillo Bucare anauco , or Reinoso Erythrina fusca Vargas State Vargas Uva de Playa Coccoloba uvifera Yaracuy State Yaracuy Chaguaramo Roystonea oleracea Zulia State Zulia Cocotero Cocos nucifera See also Template National Symbols of Venezuela National Symbols of Venezuela List of trees External links es icon http www.mipunto.com venezuelavirtual temas 2do trimestre03 arboles.html Los rboles Venezolanos Category Lists of trees Venezuela Category Venezuela related lists S Category Trees of Venezuela Category Venezuela related lists State trees of Venezu ... more details
The Arboretum de Villardebelle 6 hectares is an arboretum specializing in conifers located in Villardebelle , Aude , Languedoc Roussillon , France . The arboretum was established in 1994 on four locations across hilly terrain at an altitude of 510 to 670 meters, with stated aims including conservation of endangered species , scientific study and experimentation, education, environmental protection against erosion , and aesthetics . It is technically a pinetum because mainly dedicated to conifer s. The site s natural vegetation includes Acer monspessulanum , Buxus sempervirens , Corylus avellana , Crataegus monogyna , Cupressus sempervirens , Fraxinus excelsior , Genista spp. , Ilex aquifolium , Juniperus communis , Prunus avium , Prunus spinosa , Pteridium aquilinum , and Quercus ilex . Timber plantings in the region include Cedrus atlantica , Fagus sylvatica , Picea sitchensis , Pinus nigra laricio or calabrica , Pinus sylvestris , Pseudotsuga menziesii , and Quercus . Since 1994 the arboretum has planted over 3500 specimens, mainly from seeds, including more than 190 Gymnosperm species and subspecies . A further hundred species are being cultivated in the arboretum s nursery. Some specimens of interest include Araucaria araucana , Calocedrus decurrens , Calocedrus formosana , Cedrus atlantica , Cupressus dupreziana , Cupressus torulosa , Fitzroya cupressoides , Glyptostrobus pensilis , Juniperus occidentalis , Keteleeria davidiana , Keteleeria evelyniana , Metasequoia glyptostroboides , Picea chihuahuana , Pinus attenuata , Pinus elliottii , Platycladus orientalis , Prumnopitys andina , Saxegothaea conspicua , Sequoia sempervirens , Thujopsis dolabrata , and Widdringtonia cupressoides . See also List of botanical gardens in France References http www.pinetum.org Arboretum de Villardebelle coord 43 01 N 2 23 E type landmark region FR display title Category Gardens in Aude Villardebelle, Arboretum de Category Botanical gardens in France Villardebelle, Arboretum de e ... more details
italic title Taxobox name Carposina iophaea image image caption regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Lepidoptera familia Carposinidae genus Carposina species C. iophaea binomial Carposina iophaea binomial authority Meyrick, 1907 ref cite web url http www.landcareresearch.co.nz research biosystematics invertebrates lepidoptera cgi bin bug.pl?1509104?380.0000 title Lepidoptera of New Zealand publisher Landcareresearch.co.nz date accessdate 2011 12 19 ref synonyms Heterocrossa iophaea small Meyrick, 1907 small Heterocrossa thalamota small Meyrick, 1909 small Carposina iophaea is a moth of the Carposinidae family. It is endemic to New Zealand . The wingspan is 18 19 mm. The head, palpi, and thorax are dark fuscous irrorated with whitish. The abdomen is grey, while the two basal segments are whitish ochreous. The forewings are elongate, narrow, the costa gently arched, the apex round pointed and the termen almost straight. They are dark fuscous irrorated with whitish, sometimes more or less mixed with pale ochreous. There is a series of small dark spots along the costa. The hindwings are grey. The larvae feed on seeds of Prumnopitys taxifolia . There is one larva per seed. In the late spring of the year following fertilisation, the contents of many immature seeds of the host plant are eaten and these seeds fall to the ground. As the seeds remaining on the tree increase in size, predation and shedding of damaged seeds continue. By February of the following year, just before the outer tissues of the remaining seeds turn black and juicy, the larvae cease eating their way into the seeds, presumably because the maturing inner coats are too thick and hard. They then eat the sugar rich outer wall tissues before pupating. ref cite web url http homepage.mac.com tabebuia science 33 283 291995Sullivanetal355 .pdf title Insect predation of seeds of native New Zealand woody plants in some central South Island localities format PDF date accessdate 2011 12 19 ... more details
. In the gullies and streams Dacrydium cupressinum rimu Dacrydium cupressinum , Prumnopitys taxifolia matai Prumnopitys taxifolia , kahikatea, Silver Tree Fern ponga Cyathea dealbata and makomako Aristotelia ... more details
Image Kauri Te Matua Ngahere.jpg thumb right Kauri Agathis australis was extensively logged for its desirable timber. This surviving tree is called Te Matua Ngahere . Forestry in New Zealand has a history starting with European settlement in the 19th century and is now an industry worth four percent of GDP. Much of the original native forest cover was burnt off but it was also logged until 2000. Extensive forests have been planted, predominantly with fast growing cultivars of the Monterey Pine Pinus radiata . Wood chips, whole logs, lumber and paper products are exported from New Zealand. Native forest logging on public land attracted opposition with protests and environmental groups becoming very active until it ended in 2000. Logging of native forests now only occurs on private land if it is shown to be sustainable. History Milling of New Zealand s extensive native forests was one of the earliest industries in the European settlement of the country. The long, straight hardwood from the Agathis kauri was ideal for ship masts and spars. As the new colony was established, timber was the most common building material, and vast areas of native forest were cleared. Dacrydium cupressinum Rimu , Podocarpus totara t tara , Prumnopitys taxifolia matai , and Prumnopitys ferruginea miro were the favoured timbers. The Monterey Pine, Pinus radiata was introduced to New Zealand in the 1850s. ref name yearbook90 New Zealand Official yearbook, 1990 ref It thrived in the conditions, reaching maturity in 28 years, much faster than in its native California. It was found to grow well in the infertile acidic soil of the volcanic plateau, where attempts at agriculture had failed. The Government initiated planting of exotic forests in 1899 at Whakarewarewa , near Rotorua. This was to address growing timber shortages as slow growing native forests were exhausted. ref cite book url http www.teara.govt.nz en volcanic plateau region 9 title Volcanic Plateau region From rimu and totara to pin ... more details
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