Kohekohe

Dysoxylum spectabile (accepted: Didymocheton spectabilis) · Meliaceae · also called New Zealand mahogany

Fire-resistant. Recommended by the one independent primary-evidence lineage to have rated it so far (A quantitative assessment of shoot flammability for 60 tr…), with no objection on record. Limited evidence: a single lineage — more sources may still move this verdict. This status is computed from the cited evidence by the published rule, never hand-assigned.

▲ A quantitative assessment of shoot flammability for 60 tr… · fire-tested

Computed class: Fire-resistant (limited-evidence) — derived from the cited evidence by a published rule, never hand-assigned. Each chip above is one independent primary-evidence lineage and its direction. No plant is fireproof; condition and placement govern. Zone 0 is hardscape regardless.

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Dysoxylum spectabile opens with the shoot-flammability assessment. An on-list result appears on the evidence table, which labels the support limited evidence. The paper remains the selected lab lineage within that pack.

The source rows keep recommendation and evidence depth visible beside the paper. A final review of the cited material preserves the study as one link instead of several title fragments. This makes the lineage readable without presenting it as a substitute for every row behind the on-list result. The compact label keeps the paper identity visible throughout that careful final source comparison.

Form: tree
Region: New Zealand
Rated in: Global; New Zealand

On this lot

1. Fire evidence and conditions

Fire evidence: Fire-resistant — location does not change the cited classification.
Fire-performance conditions
Fire ecology context
Placement evidence
Evidence regions: Global; New Zealand
Maintenance

2. Why this plant is relevant here

State distribution
Native range
Introduced / established
USDA hardiness

3. Legal, ecological, and broader status

Legal-list status
Seed-list status
Reported invasive here
Broader regional context
Federal context

How to read this page

The status above is computed from the cited rows below: independent recommendations can support a fire-resistant result, an avoid row can produce keep-away, and disagreement stays visible as conflict. Placement notes preserve each source’s own scheme rather than translating unlike rules into one scale. This is evidence about a plant, not permission to plant it in every part of the defensible space; Zone 0 remains noncombustible.

The evidence

Grouped by what each source concluded. Primary evidence rated the plant itself (a lab, field program, or original curation); corroboration compiled or republished another source's rating and resolves to its root lineage.

Listed without a rating (14)

Corroboration (14 rows from 1 source)

FLAMITS: FLAMmability plant traiTS database — Dryad / Global Ecology and Biogeography · Dryad version 9 · original source Corroboration Trait database lineage: meta-aggregator

14 cited rows from this source; its identity, lineage and tier are stated once.
- Primary study Cui2020a: Cui, X., Paterson, A. M., Wyse, S. V., Alam, M. A., Maurin, K. J. L., Pieper, R., ... Curran, T. J. (2020a). Shoot flammability of vascular plants is phylogenetically conserved and related to habitat fire-proneness and growth form. Nature Plants, 6, 355-359.
  
  Shared row context: plant part branches; fuel all; predrying yes; device grill; site Cui2020a-1; sampling ND.
  - “ignition frequency (%): 37.5”
    
    FLAMITS record 1388; Ignitability measurement.
  - “maximum sample temperature (°C): 221.5”
    
    FLAMITS record 1582; Combustibility measurement.
  - “burning duration (s): 3”
    
    FLAMITS record 1776; Sustainability measurement.
  - “estimated burnt biomass (%): 4.4”
    
    FLAMITS record 1970; Consumability measurement.
- Primary study Mason2016: Mason, N. W. H., Frazao, C., Buxton, R. P., & Richardson, S. J. (2016). Fire form and function: evidence for exaptive flammability in the New Zealand flora. Plant Ecology, 217, 645-659.
  
  Shared row context: plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying yes; device muffle furnace; site Mason2016-19; sampling summer.
  - Shared measurement context: Ignitability measurement.
    - “temperature at smoke (°C): 107.8”
      
      FLAMITS record 8380.
    - “temperature at smoke (°C): 170.8”
      
      FLAMITS record 8381.
    - “temperature at flaming (°C): 243.12”
      
      FLAMITS record 8595.
    - “temperature at flaming (°C): 239.68”
      
      FLAMITS record 8596.
  - Shared measurement context: Combustibility measurement.
    - “temperature increase rate (°C/s): 34.21”
      
      FLAMITS record 8810.
    - “temperature increase rate (°C/s): 8.62”
      
      FLAMITS record 8811.
- Primary study Wyse2016: Wyse, S. V., Perry, G. L. W., O'Connell, D. M., Holland, P. S., Wright, M. J., Hosted, C. L., ... Curran, T. J. (2016). A quantitative assessment of shoot flammability for 60 tree and shrub species supports rankings based on expert opinion. International Journal of Wildland Fire, 25, 466-477.
  
  Shared row context: plant part branches; fuel all; predrying yes; device grill; site Wyse2016-1; sampling ND.
  - “ignition frequency (%): 37.5”
    
    FLAMITS record 14340; Ignitability measurement.
  - “maximum sample temperature (°C): 120.8”
    
    FLAMITS record 14400; Combustibility measurement.
  - “burning duration (s): 3”
    
    FLAMITS record 14460; Sustainability measurement.
  - “estimated burnt biomass (%): 37.5”
    
    FLAMITS record 14520; Consumability measurement.

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Dysoxylum spectabile (Kohekohe, New Zealand mahogany). FireApproved. https://fireapproved.com/plants/dysoxylum-spectabile/. Last verified 2026-08-23.