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Common name Genus name Species name Family name

Characteristics

kauri Agathis australis* Araucariaceae

Dry, winged seeds

         
pahautea, kaikawaka, mt cedar Libocedrus bidwillii Cupressaceae (cypress family)

Dry, winged seeds

kawaka Libocedrus plumosa

 

 
         
mountain toatoa Phyllocladus alpinus Phyllocladaceae

Leaf-like stems (phylloclades)

toatoa Phyllocladus toatoa    
tānekaha, celery pine Phyllocladus trichomanoides    
         
miro, brown pine Prumnopitys ferruginea* Podocarpaceae (podocarp family)

(1) Linear leaves and flesh around the seed

mataī, black pine Prumnopitys taxifolia*    
Westland tōtara Podocarpus acutifolius  

(2) Linear leaves and flesh below the seed

tōtara, Hall's tōtara Podocarpus hallii    
tōtara, lowland tōtara Podocarpus totara    
tōtara, snow tōtara Podocarpus  nivalis     
rimu, red pine Dacrydium cupressinum*   (3) Awl-like leaves and flesh below the seed
kahikatea, white pine Dacrycarpus dacrydioides*    
bog pine Halocarpus bidwillii    
pink pine Halocarpus biformis    
monoao Halocarpus kirkii    
yellow-silver pine Lepidothamnus
intermedius    
pygmy pine Lepidothamnus  laxifolius    
silver pine Manoao  colensoi    

* an asterisk indicates trees valuable for their timber.

To help identify conifers choose either of these keys:

Pictorial key to New Zealand conifers
Dichotomous key to New Zealand Conifers