Halocarpus kirkii - Citizendia

Halocarpus kirkii

Juvenile foliage

Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Pinophyta
Class:	Pinopsida
Order:	Pinales
Genus:	Halocarpus
Species:	H. The conservation status of a Species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species remaining extant either in the present day or the near future A vulnerable species is a Species which is likely to become endangered unless the circumstances threatening its survival and reproduction improve Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. The Order Pinales in the Division Pinophyta, Class Pinopsida comprises all the extant Conifers This order was formerly known as the Halocarpus is a Genus of Conifers belonging to the Podocarp family Podocarpaceae. kirkii

Binomial name

Halocarpus kirkii
(F.Muell. ex Parl.) Quinn

Synonyms

Dacrydium kirkii (Parl.)

Halocarpus kirkii or Monoao is forest tree endemic to New Zealand. Baron Sir Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von Mueller, KCMG (German Müller) (June 30 1825 &ndash October 10 1896 was a German-Australian Physician Filippo Parlatore ( 8 August 1816 - 9 September 1877) was an Italian Botanist. In Scientific nomenclature, synonyms are different Scientific names used for a single Taxon. Filippo Parlatore ( 8 August 1816 - 9 September 1877) was an Italian Botanist. ^[1] When seen at a distance, it resembles a small Kauri in its overall appearance. Agathis australis, commonly known as the kauri, is a coniferous Tree found north of 38°S in the northern districts of New Zealand It can be usually distinguished by its juvenile foliage, which often remains on the lower branches until the tree grows to approximately 10 metres tall. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International The tree ultimately reaches a height of about 25 metres, with a trunk up to 1 metre thick and grey-brown bark that has a rough, pustular texture. The pale reddish-brown wood is strong and durable.

The leaves of the younger trees and on the lower branches of the adults are narrow and to some extent leathery, up to 4cm long and 3mm wide. The adult leaves are thick, scale-like and much smaller; the leaves overlap and lie appressed to the branchlets in 4 rows.

It is not a common tree, sometimes being found in lowland forests to an altitude of 700 metres in the north of the North Island and on Great Barrier Island. The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, the other being the South Island. Great Barrier Island (often colloquially just The Barrier) is a large Island of New Zealand, situated 100 km to the north-east of central

Notes

^ Monoao should not be confused with the similarly named Manoao (Manoao colensoi, or Silver Pine). Manoao is a Genus of conifers belonging to the Podocarp family Podocarpaceae.

References

Conifer Specialist Group (1998). Halocarpus kirkii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data List) created in 1963 is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 August 2006.
Gymnosperm Database: Halocarpus kirkii
New Zealand Plant Conservation Network

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