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Podocarpus nivalis
snow totara
As recorded: Podocarpus nivalis Hook.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Pinopsida › Pinales › Podocarpaceae
- Collected by
- Mason, H.L.
- Collector number
- 14919
- Date
- February 22, 1960
- Locality
- North Island, Mangatepopo Hut, W vase of Ngauruhoe lava cone, Tongariro NP, Wellington
- Region
- New Zealand
- Elevation
- 1,143 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 22, 1960, Mason, H.L. also collected 18 other specimens.
Astelia nervosa
Botany
Coprosma depressa
Botany
Diphasium scariosum
Botany
Dracophyllum urvilleanum
Botany
Epacris alpina
Botany
Euphrasia cuneata
Botany
Gaultheria antipoda
Botany
Gaultheria rupestris
Botany
Gentianella bellidifolia
Botany
Griselinia littoralis
Botany
Halocarpus bidwillii
Botany
Lepidothamnus laxifolius
Botany
Olearia nummularifolia
Botany
Ozothamnus leptophyllus
Botany
Phyllocladus trichomanoides
Botany
Raoulia australis
Botany
Veronica salicifolia
Botany
Veronica venustula
Botany
Podocarpus nivalis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1960. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,274 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.
2026-10-22
Oxford, Canterbury, NZ
(c) heather-n, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
Awatere Valley 7274, New Zealand
(c) Chris Ecroyd, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-05
Arthur's Pass Village 7875, New Zealand
(c) Isaac F Grandiek, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-03
Kinloch 9372, New Zealand
(c) Jordyn Ashcroft, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-03
Omakau, Otago, NZ
(c) michaeldt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-01
Canterbury Region 7385, New Zealand
(c) Chris Ecroyd, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Podocarpus nivalis. BISH 101538. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956601293. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/101538.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956601293 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026