Kingdom Plantae Order Pinales Genus Phyllocladus Higher classification Phyllocladus | Division Pinophyta Family Podocarpaceae Scientific name Phyllocladus alpinus Rank Species | |
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Similar Phyllocladus, Phyllocladus trichomanoides, Conifers, Halocarpus, Podocarpaceae | ||
Phyllocladus alpinus, the mountain toatoa or mountain celery pine, is a species of conifer in the Podocarpaceae family. 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. 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).
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