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Libocedrus plumosa (Kawaka; New Zealand cedar)

Synonyms: Dacrydium plumosum (homotypic); Libocedrus doniana; Thuja doniana
Language: Maori; Mau

Wikipedia Abstract

Libocedrus plumosa (Kawaka) is a species of Libocedrus, endemic to New Zealand, occurring on the North Island, and locally at the north end of the South Island near Nelson (41° S). It grows from sea level up to 600 m altitude in temperate rainforests. It is threatened by habitat loss. It has been planted in several parts of the British Isles, even as north as Castlewellan, Northern Ireland.
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Attributes

Flower Type [1]  Monoecious
Leaf Type [1]  Evergreen
Pollinators [1]  Wind
Structure [1]  Tree
Usage [1]  The wood is said to act as a deterrent to insects; Wood - easily worked and often very beautiful. Used for construction, shingles etc;
Height [1]  30 feet (9 m)
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Predators

Tenuipalpus venustus[2]

External References

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Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 2New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Plant-SyNZ™ database
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
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