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TAXON:Prumnopitys Taxifolia SCORE:-5.0 RATING:Low TAXON: Prumnopitys taxifolia SCORE: -5.0 RATING: Low Risk Taxon: Prumnopitys taxifolia Family: Podocarpaceae Common Name(s): black pine Synonym(s): Dacrydium taxifolium Sol. ex D. Don (basionym) matai Podocarpus spicatus R. Br. ex Hook. Assessor: Chuck Chimera Status: Assessor Approved End Date: 16 Dec 2014 WRA Score: -5.0 Designation: L Rating: Low Risk Keywords: Dioecious Tree, Slow-Growing, Shade-tolerant, Wind-Pollinated, Bird-dispersed Qsn # Question Answer Option Answer 101 Is the species highly domesticated? y=-3, n=0 n 102 Has the species become naturalized where grown? 103 Does the species have weedy races? Species suited to tropical or subtropical climate(s) - If 201 island is primarily wet habitat, then substitute "wet (0-low; 1-intermediate; 2-high) (See Appendix 2) Intermediate tropical" for "tropical or subtropical" 202 Quality of climate match data (0-low; 1-intermediate; 2-high) (See Appendix 2) High 203 Broad climate suitability (environmental versatility) y=1, n=0 n Native or naturalized in regions with tropical or 204 y=1, n=0 n subtropical climates Does the species have a history of repeated introductions 205 y=-2, ?=-1, n=0 ? outside its natural range? 301 Naturalized beyond native range y = 1*multiplier (see Appendix 2), n= question 205 n 302 Garden/amenity/disturbance weed n=0, y = 1*multiplier (see Appendix 2) n 303 Agricultural/forestry/horticultural weed n=0, y = 2*multiplier (see Appendix 2) n 304 Environmental weed n=0, y = 2*multiplier (see Appendix 2) n 305 Congeneric weed n=0, y = 1*multiplier (see Appendix 2) n 401 Produces spines, thorns or burrs y=1, n=0 n 402 Allelopathic 403 Parasitic y=1, n=0 n 404 Unpalatable to grazing animals y=1, n=-1 n 405 Toxic to animals y=1, n=0 n 406 Host for recognized pests and pathogens 407 Causes allergies or is otherwise toxic to humans y=1, n=0 n 408 Creates a fire hazard in natural ecosystems 409 Is a shade tolerant plant at some stage of its life cycle y=1, n=0 y Creation Date: 16 Dec 2014 (Prumnopitys taxifolia) Page 1 of 15 TAXON: Prumnopitys taxifolia SCORE: -5.0 RATING: Low Risk Qsn # Question Answer Option Answer Tolerates a wide range of soil conditions (or limestone 410 y=1, n=0 y conditions if not a volcanic island) 411 Climbing or smothering growth habit y=1, n=0 n 412 Forms dense thickets 501 Aquatic y=5, n=0 n 502 Grass y=1, n=0 n 503 Nitrogen fixing woody plant y=1, n=0 n Geophyte (herbaceous with underground storage organs 504 y=1, n=0 n -- bulbs, corms, or tubers) Evidence of substantial reproductive failure in native 601 y=1, n=0 n habitat 602 Produces viable seed y=1, n=-1 y 603 Hybridizes naturally 604 Self-compatible or apomictic y=1, n=-1 n 605 Requires specialist pollinators y=-1, n=0 n 606 Reproduction by vegetative fragmentation y=1, n=-1 n 607 Minimum generative time (years) 1 year = 1, 2 or 3 years = 0, 4+ years = -1 >3 Propagules likely to be dispersed unintentionally (plants 701 y=1, n=-1 n growing in heavily trafficked areas) 702 Propagules dispersed intentionally by people y=1, n=-1 y 703 Propagules likely to disperse as a produce contaminant y=1, n=-1 n 704 Propagules adapted to wind dispersal y=1, n=-1 n 705 Propagules water dispersed y=1, n=-1 n 706 Propagules bird dispersed y=1, n=-1 y 707 Propagules dispersed by other animals (externally) 708 Propagules survive passage through the gut y=1, n=-1 y 801 Prolific seed production (>1000/m2) y=1, n=-1 n Evidence that a persistent propagule bank is formed (>1 802 yr) 803 Well controlled by herbicides 804 Tolerates, or benefits from, mutilation, cultivation, or fire y=1, n=-1 n Effective natural enemies present locally (e.g. introduced 805 biocontrol agents) Creation Date: 16 Dec 2014 (Prumnopitys taxifolia) Page 2 of 15 TAXON: Prumnopitys taxifolia SCORE: -5.0 RATING: Low Risk Supporting Data: Qsn # Question Answer 101 Is the species highly domesticated? n Source(s) Notes [No evidence] "It is rare in cultivation and only suitable for regions Farjon, A. 2010. A Handbook of the World's Conifers. with mild winters that rarely experience light frosts and have Volume 2. Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands plentiful and evenly distributed rainfall." 102 Has the species become naturalized where grown? Source(s) Notes WRA Specialist. 2014. Personal Communication NA 103 Does the species have weedy races? Source(s) Notes WRA Specialist. 2014. Personal Communication NA Species suited to tropical or subtropical climate(s) - If 201 island is primarily wet habitat, then substitute "wet Intermediate tropical" for "tropical or subtropical" Source(s) Notes USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) "Native: [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources AUSTRALASIA Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://www.ars- New Zealand: New Zealand - North Island" grin.gov/. [Accessed 15 Dec 2014] 202 Quality of climate match data High Source(s) Notes USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://www.ars- grin.gov/. [Accessed 15 Dec 2014] 203 Broad climate suitability (environmental versatility) n Source(s) Notes "Based on data from 209 collection localities, its climate preferences Earle, C.J. 2014. The Gymnosperm Database - include a mean annual temperature of 12°C, with an average Prumnopitys taxifolia. minimum in the coldest month of 3°C, and a mean annual http://www.conifers.org/po/Prumnopitys_taxifolia.php . precipitation of 1570 mm (Biffin et al. 2011, Table S5). Zone 9 (cold [Accessed 12 Dec 2014] hardiness limit between -6.6°C and -1.1°C) (Bannister and Neuner 2001)." Creation Date: 16 Dec 2014 (Prumnopitys taxifolia) Page 3 of 15 TAXON: Prumnopitys taxifolia SCORE: -5.0 RATING: Low Risk Qsn # Question Answer "It is rare in cultivation and only suitable for regions with mild Farjon, A. 2010. A Handbook of the World's Conifers. winters that rarely experience light frosts and have plentiful and Volume 2. Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands evenly distributed rainfall." Plants for a Future. 2014. Prumnopitys taxifolia. http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx "USDA hardiness zone : 8-11" LatinName=Prumnopitys+taxifolia. [Accessed 12 Dec 2014] Native or naturalized in regions with tropical or 204 n subtropical climates Source(s) Notes "New Zealand: North and South Islands (Allan 1961). Based on data Earle, C.J. 2014. The Gymnosperm Database - from 209 collection localities, its climate preferences include a mean Prumnopitys taxifolia. annual temperature of 12°C, with an average minimum in the http://www.conifers.org/po/Prumnopitys_taxifolia.php . coldest month of 3°C, and a mean annual precipitation of 1570 mm [Accessed 15 Dec 2014] (Biffin et al. 2011, Table S5). Zone 9 (cold hardiness limit between - 6.6°C and -1.1°C) (Bannister and Neuner 2001)." Does the species have a history of repeated 205 ? introductions outside its natural range? Source(s) Notes USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Unknown how widely cultivated or distributed outside native range] [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources "Cultivated: also cultivated " Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://www.ars- grin.gov/. [Accessed 15 Dec 2014] 301 Naturalized beyond native range n Source(s) Notes Randall, R.P. 2012. A Global Compendium of Weeds. 2nd Edition. Department of Agriculture and Food, Western No evidence Australia Wagner, W.L., Herbst, D.R.& Lorence, D.H. 2014. Flora of the Hawaiian Islands. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. No evidence http://botany.si.edu/pacificislandbiodiversity/hawaiianflo ra/index.htm. [Accessed 15 Dec 2014] 302 Garden/amenity/disturbance weed n Source(s) Notes Randall, R.P. 2012. A Global Compendium of Weeds. 2nd Edition. Department of Agriculture and Food, Western No evidence Australia 303 Agricultural/forestry/horticultural weed n Creation Date: 16 Dec 2014 (Prumnopitys taxifolia) Page 4 of 15 TAXON: Prumnopitys taxifolia SCORE: -5.0 RATING: Low Risk Qsn # Question Answer Source(s) Notes Randall, R.P. 2012. A Global Compendium of Weeds. 2nd Edition. Department of Agriculture and Food, Western No evidence Australia 304 Environmental weed n Source(s) Notes Randall, R.P. 2012. A Global Compendium of Weeds. 2nd Edition. Department of Agriculture and Food, Western No evidence Australia 305 Congeneric weed n Source(s) Notes Randall, R.P. 2012. A Global Compendium of Weeds. 2nd Edition. Department of Agriculture and Food, Western No evidence Australia 401 Produces spines, thorns or burrs n Source(s) Notes [Description under synonym Podocarpus spicatus] "Tree up to 25 m., trunk up to 1·25 m. diam., bark dark, falling in thick flakes. Juveniles Allan, H.H. 1982. Flora of New Zealand, Volume I: with slender, flexuous, divaricating branchlets, lvs brownish, 5-10 × 1 Indigenous Tracheophyta - Psilopsida, Lycopsida, -2 mm., acute. Adults with lvs 1-1·5 cm. × 1-2 mm., subdistichous, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledons. First electronic linear, straight to subfalcate, obtuse, often apiculate, coriac., dark edition. Landcare Research, Lincoln, New Zealand. green, ± glaucous below. Male strobili in spikes, 3-5 cm. long, 10-30 http://FloraSeries.LandcareResearch.co.nz. [Accessed ] per spike, axis; apiculus subacute. Ovules 3-10 per spike c. 4 cm. long, on short axillary branchlets; peduncle not swollen. Seeds 5-9 mm. long, subglobose, apiculus obtuse; black, drupaceous. " 402 Allelopathic Source(s) Notes [Concentrated extracts are allelopathic. Unknown under field conditions] "Extracts were tested for their effects on germination of lettuce seeds, in addition to effects on the subsequent elongation of the hypocotyl, because inhibition of germination could be relevant to allelopathic potential.
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