Halocarpus

Halocarpus is a genus of conifers of the family Podocarpaceae.[1] The genus includes three closely related species of evergreen trees and shrubs, all endemic to New Zealand.[2]

Halocarpus
Halocarpus bidwillii in Wilderness Scientific Reserve, Southland region, South Island of New Zealand
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Podocarpaceae
Genus: Halocarpus
C.J.Quinn
Type species
Halocarpus bidwillii
(J. D. Hooker ex Thomas Kirk) C.J.Quinn
Species

Halocarpus bidwillii
Halocarpus biformis
Halocarpus kirkii

Extant species

Three species are accepted as of July 2019:[3][4][5]

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Halocarpus bidwillii (Hook.f. ex Kirk) C.J.Quinnbog pine or mountain pineNew Zealand
Halocarpus biformis (Hook.) C.J.Quinnyellow pine or pink pineNew Zealand
Halocarpus kirkii (F.Muell. ex Parl.) C.J.QuinnmonoaoNew Zealand

References
  1. Christopher N. Page. 1990. "Podocarpaceae" pages 332-346. In: Klaus Kubitzki (general editor); Karl U. Kramer and Peter S. Green (volume editors) The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants volume I. Springer-Verlag: Berlin; Heidelberg, Germany. ISBN 978-0-387-51794-0
  2. James E. Eckenwalder. 2009. Conifers of the World. Timber Press: Portland, OR, USA. ISBN 978-0-88192-974-4.
  3. "Halocarpus C.J.Quinn". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
  4. "Halocarpus () description". The Gymnosperm Database. 2019-05-08. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  5. "Name - Halocarpus Quinn". Tropicos. 2019-07-01. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
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