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Libocedrus bidwillii (Cedar)

Language: Maori; Mau

Wikipedia Abstract

Libocedrus bidwillii variously called Pāhautea, Kaikawaka or New Zealand cedar' is a species of Libocedrus, endemic to New Zealand on both the North and South Islands; on the North Island, it occurs from Te Aroha southward. It grows at 250–1,200 m altitude in temperate rainforests.
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Attributes

Flower Type [1]  Monoecious
Leaf Type [1]  Evergreen
Pollinators [1]  Wind
Scent [1]  The crushed leaves have a faintly sweet resinous scent.
Specific Gravity [2]  0.35
Structure [1]  Tree
Usage [1]  The wood is said to act as a deterrent to insects; Wood - very durable, soft, easily worked. Used for constructing bridges, shingles etc;
Height [1]  66 feet (20 m)
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♦ 1Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 2Chave J, Coomes D, Jansen S, Lewis SL, Swenson NG, Zanne AE (2009) Towards a worldwide wood economics spectrum. Ecology Letters 12: 351-366. Zanne AE, Lopez-Gonzalez G, Coomes DA, Ilic J, Jansen S, Lewis SL, Miller RB, Swenson NG, Wiemann MC, Chave J (2009) Data from: Towards a worldwide wood economics spectrum. Dryad Digital Repository.
♦ 3New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Plant-SyNZ™ database
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0