A new species name in phyllocladus (phyllocladaceae) from New Zealand

Abstract

A new name, Phyllocladus toatoa, is created for a species formerly treated under P. glaucus, a misapplied name based on a cultivated specimen of the Tasmanian species P. aspleniifolius. P. toatoa is described and illustrated; it has several unique characters and is easily distinguished from other members of the genus by its distinctive phylloclades and male and female cones. It is locally common on relatively infertile soils in lowland and montane forests from the central North Island northwards, and is well protected and not considered to be a threatened species. © 1996 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.