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It is found only in [[New Zealand]].
It is found only in [[New Zealand]].


[[File:Podocarpus hallii Hinewai NZ.JPG|thumb|left|Hall's totara, Hinewai, NewZealand]]
[[File:Podocarpus hallii Hinewai NZ.JPG|thumb|left|Hall's totara, Hinewai, New Zealand]]


''P. cunninghamii'' is distinguished from the more widely known lowland [[Podocarpus totara|tōtara]] by its thinner bark,<ref name=TeAra>{{cite web|title=Hall’s tōtara|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/conifers/4/2|publisher=Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand|accessdate=21 August 2012}}</ref> longer juvenile leaves and distribution at higher altitudes.<ref name=terrain>{{cite web|title=Podocarpus cunningham (Hall's totara)|url=http://www.terrain.net.nz/friends-of-te-henui-group/table-1/podocarpus-cunningham-hall-s-totara.html|publisher=Taranaki Educational Resource: Research, Analysis and Information Network|accessdate=21 August 2012}}</ref><ref name=TeAra1966>{{cite web|title=TOTARA|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/1966/totara/1|publisher=Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand|accessdate=21 August 2012}}</ref>
''P. cunninghamii'' is distinguished from the more widely known lowland [[Podocarpus totara|tōtara]] by its thinner bark,<ref name=TeAra>{{cite web|title=Hall’s tōtara|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/conifers/4/2|publisher=Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand|accessdate=21 August 2012}}</ref> longer juvenile leaves and distribution at higher altitudes.<ref name=terrain>{{cite web|title=Podocarpus cunningham (Hall's totara)|url=http://www.terrain.net.nz/friends-of-te-henui-group/table-1/podocarpus-cunningham-hall-s-totara.html|publisher=Taranaki Educational Resource: Research, Analysis and Information Network|accessdate=21 August 2012}}</ref><ref name=TeAra1966>{{cite web|title=TOTARA|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/1966/totara/1|publisher=Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand|accessdate=21 August 2012}}</ref>

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Podocarpus cunninghamii
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P. cunninghamii
Binomial name
Podocarpus cunninghamii
Synonyms

Podocarpus hallii

Podocarpus cunninghamii is a species of conifer in the Podocarpaceae family, commonly known as Hall's tōtara, mountain tōtara or thin-barked tōtara. Previously known as Podocarpus hallii,[1] it can also be found around mountains growing around the base within a forest region.

It is found only in New Zealand.

Hall's totara, Hinewai, New Zealand

P. cunninghamii is distinguished from the more widely known lowland tōtara by its thinner bark,[2] longer juvenile leaves and distribution at higher altitudes.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ "Hall's tōtara". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Podocarpus cunningham (Hall's totara)". Taranaki Educational Resource: Research, Analysis and Information Network. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
  4. ^ "TOTARA". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
Hall's totara foliage
Hall's totara bark is thin and flaky compared to that of P. totara