Phyllocladus alpinus, the mountain toatoa or mountain celery pine, is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is found only in New Zealand. The form of this plant ranges from a shrub to a small tree of up to seven metres in height.[1] This species is found in both the North and South Islands.[2] An example occurrence of P. alpinus is within the understory of beech/podocarp forests in the north part of South Island, New Zealand.[3]
The species contains the flavan-3-ols catechin, epicatechin and phylloflavan (ent-epicatechin-3-δ-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-β-hydroxypentanoate).[4]
In both 2009 and 2012 it was deemed to be "Not Threatened" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System,[5] and this New Zealand classification was reaffirmed in 2018.[6]
Phyllocladus alpinus, the mountain toatoa or mountain celery pine, is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is found only in New Zealand. The form of this plant ranges from a shrub to a small tree of up to seven metres in height. This species is found in both the North and South Islands. An example occurrence of P. alpinus is within the understory of beech/podocarp forests in the north part of South Island, New Zealand.
The species contains the flavan-3-ols catechin, epicatechin and phylloflavan (ent-epicatechin-3-δ-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-β-hydroxypentanoate).
Phyllocladus alpinus es una especie de conífera perteneciente a la familia Podocarpaceae. Es originaria de Nueva Zelanda.
La forma de esta planta es la de un arbusto o un árbol pequeño que alcanza hasta los siete metros de altura.[1] Un ejemplo es P. alpinus en el sotobosque de haya /podocarpos en los bosques en la parte norte de Isla del Sur, Nueva Zelanda.[2]
Phyllocladus alpinus es una especie de conífera perteneciente a la familia Podocarpaceae. Es originaria de Nueva Zelanda.
Phyllocladus alpinus, appelé communément toatoa des montagnes[1] ou pin céleri des montagnes[2], est un arbre à feuilles persistantes du genre Phyllocladus, famille des Podocarpaceae.
L'arbre peut atteindre une hauteur de 9 mètres.
Phyllocladus alpinus se trouve uniquement en Nouvelle-Zélande[3],[4].
Une population se trouve dans le sous-bois de Podocarpaceae dans le nord de l'île du Sud.
L'espèce contient de la catéchine et de la phylloflavane.
Phyllocladus alpinus, appelé communément toatoa des montagnes ou pin céleri des montagnes, est un arbre à feuilles persistantes du genre Phyllocladus, famille des Podocarpaceae.