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Totara

Conifers and Other Gymnosperms

Totara, Podocarpus totara, is a conifer of the family Podocarpaceae endemic to New Zealand, growing into a large, long-lived tree with thick, fibrous bark. Its straight-grained, durable and easily worked timber made it the preferred wood of Maori craftsmen for carving large waka, or war canoes, as well as meeting houses and other carved structures, giving the species deep cultural significance that continues today.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Relationship to People
Used in Traditional Medicine 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Scientific Name
Podocarpus totara 4
Conservation Status
Least Concern 5
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Plantae, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Totara

In Biome

Temperate Forest, Biomes
Source Plants For A Future: Podocarpus totara
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Australia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Portugal

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Podocarpus totara (Wikipedia)
  • Human use
    Bark from tōtara is used to cover and protect traditional pōhā bags, and smoke from tōtara wood was used as a traditional remedy for skin ailments.
  • Lead, sentence naming the group it belongs to
    Podocarpus totara (), the tōtara, is a species of coniferous tree in the family Podocarpaceae, endemic to New Zealand.
  • Article text
    Other large trees are known in this area, while Whirinaki Forest, to the east, but also on deep recent volcanic soils, has groves of very tall tōtara (over 40 m (130 ft) in height).
  • system statement
    Other large trees are known in this area, while Whirinaki Forest, to the east, but also on deep recent volcanic soils, has groves of very tall tōtara (over 40 m (130 ft) in height).
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2. GBIF Species API
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3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Pinales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12387
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12387
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Pinales","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]
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4. Wikidata: Totara
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q164276, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Wikidata Q164276 (P225 taxon name)
  • Child Taxon Of: Plantae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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5. Totara (Wikipedia)
infobox status=LCView the Source
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Podocarpus
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 13286
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 13286
"cites_listing":"II/III/NC","eu_listing":"B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Pinales","family":"Podocarpaceae"},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]
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Plant (Wikipedia)
Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
Quote, Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.
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Plants For A Future: Podocarpus totara
Plants For A FutureIn Biome: Temperate Forest, Habitats
Quote, In Biome: Temperate Forest, Habitats
Lowland, montane and sub-alpine forest on North, South and Stewart Islands
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