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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.
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Low Flammability Plants directory — Fire and Emergency New Zealand (plant flammability testing at Lincoln University) · 2026 · original sourcePrimary evidenceLab-testedlineage: lincoln-nz-tree
30 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 (%): 63.3”
FLAMITS record 1402; Ignitability measurement.
“maximum sample temperature (°C): 270.6”
FLAMITS record 1596; Combustibility measurement.
“burning duration (s): 4.8”
FLAMITS record 1790; Sustainability measurement.
“estimated burnt biomass (%): 6.5”
FLAMITS record 1984; 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 Mason2016-10; sampling summer.
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 Wyse2016-3; sampling ND.
“ignition frequency (%): 62.5”
FLAMITS record 14344; Ignitability measurement.
“maximum sample temperature (°C): 172.3”
FLAMITS record 14404; Combustibility measurement.
“burning duration (s): 3.3”
FLAMITS record 14464; Sustainability measurement.
“estimated burnt biomass (%): 3.8”
FLAMITS record 14524; Consumability measurement.
Primary study Sultana2022: Sultana, N. (2022). Traits underpinning the eco-physiological processes linking drought and flammability. PhD. Dissertation. Lincoln University.
Shared row context: plant part branches; fuel all; predrying yes; device grill; site Sultana2022-1.
“time to flaming (s): 9.87”
FLAMITS record 16093; Ignitability measurement; sampling autum 2019.
“time to flaming (s): 9.78”
FLAMITS record 16094; Ignitability measurement; sampling winter 2019.
“time to flaming (s): 9.98”
FLAMITS record 16095; Ignitability measurement; sampling spring 2019.
“time to flaming (s): 8.9”
FLAMITS record 16096; Ignitability measurement; sampling summer 2019.
“maximum flame temperature (°C): 205.93”
FLAMITS record 16133; Combustibility measurement; sampling autum 2019.
“maximum flame temperature (°C): 217.98”
FLAMITS record 16134; Combustibility measurement; sampling winter 2019.
“maximum flame temperature (°C): 182.54”
FLAMITS record 16135; Combustibility measurement; sampling spring 2019.
“maximum flame temperature (°C): 298.15”
FLAMITS record 16136; Combustibility measurement; sampling summer 2019.
“estimated burnt biomass (%): 1.63”
FLAMITS record 16173; Consumability measurement; sampling autum 2019.
“estimated burnt biomass (%): 1.27”
FLAMITS record 16174; Consumability measurement; sampling winter 2019.
“estimated burnt biomass (%): 0.17”
FLAMITS record 16175; Consumability measurement; sampling spring 2019.
“estimated burnt biomass (%): 5.48”
FLAMITS record 16176; Consumability measurement; sampling summer 2019.
“burning duration (s): 2.97”
FLAMITS record 16213; Sustainability measurement; sampling autum 2019.
“burning duration (s): 1.77”
FLAMITS record 16214; Sustainability measurement; sampling winter 2019.
“burning duration (s): 0.56”
FLAMITS record 16215; Sustainability measurement; sampling spring 2019.
“burning duration (s): 6.8”
FLAMITS record 16216; Sustainability measurement; sampling summer 2019.
