Common Names
Taxonomic notes
Syn: P. hallii (1).Description
Range
S New Zealand (1).Big Tree
A tree 30 m tall and 265 cm dbh, the 'Motu totara,' is known from Dean Forest, Southland, NZ (4).Oldest
Dendrochronology
Has been used in at least one climate change study (2), and was probably the first New Zealand species to see any dendrochronological use -- in an investigation of Maori archeology (3).Ethnobotany
Observations
Remarks
See also Paleobotany of Australia and New Zealand conifers.Citations
(1) Silba 1986.(2) Burrows & Greenland 1979 (as P. hallii).
(3) Batley, R.A.L. 1956. Some practical aspects of dendrochronology in New Zealand. Journal of the Polynesian Society 65(3): 232-244 (as Pinus hallii).
(4) Burstall & Sale 1984 (as Podocarpus hallii)
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Edited by Christopher J. Earle
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Last modified on 6-Jan-1999