Halocarpus

Halocarpus
Halocarpus bidwillii in Wilderness Scientific Reserve, Southland region, South Island of New Zealand
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Araucariales
Family: Podocarpaceae
Genus: Halocarpus
C.J.Quinn
Type species
Halocarpus bidwillii
Species

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]

  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.