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Podocarpus cunninghamii

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1. Fire evidence and conditions

Fire evidence: Mixed evidence — location does not change the cited classification.
Fire-performance conditions: No test or rating condition is normalized.
Fire ecology context: No section-reviewed fire-ecology context is normalized.
Placement evidence: 0 source placement records; source schemes remain separate.
Evidence regions: Global
Maintenance: No sourced horticultural maintenance assertion is normalized; fire-test conditions do not supply maintenance advice.

2. Why this plant is relevant here

State distribution: No state distribution is normalized.
Native range: No current cited or legacy state native range is normalized.
Introduced / established: No introduced or established row is normalized; that does not prove native status.
USDA hardiness: No hardiness value is normalized.

3. Legal, ecological, and broader status

Legal-list status: Set a location for an exact legal-list result; source silence is not clearance.
Seed-list status: Set a location to compare the separate state noxious-weed seed layer.
Reported invasive here: No ecological invasive report is normalized; that does not prove noninvasiveness.
Broader regional context: Aggregate AK, HI, and L48 evidence is shown only as regional context, never as an exact-state finding.
Federal context: Federal designations remain separate from state legal-list results.

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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.

Form: tree
Region: New Zealand
Rated in: Global
Family: Podocarpaceae
Evidence: 23 cited sources

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 (23)

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

23 cited rows from this source; its identity, lineage and tier are stated once.
- “ignition frequency (%): 100” · score 100 (FLAMITS — ignition frequency (%))
  
  FLAMITS record 1473; Ignitability measurement; plant part branches; fuel all; predrying yes; device grill; site Cui2020a-1; sampling ND. 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.
- “maximum sample temperature (°C): 487.8” · score 487.8 (FLAMITS — maximum sample temperature (°C))
  
  FLAMITS record 1667; Combustibility measurement; plant part branches; fuel all; predrying yes; device grill; site Cui2020a-1; sampling ND. 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.
- “burning duration (s): 16.9” · score 16.9 (FLAMITS — burning duration (s))
  
  FLAMITS record 1861; Sustainability measurement; plant part branches; fuel all; predrying yes; device grill; site Cui2020a-1; sampling ND. 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.
- “estimated burnt biomass (%): 13.8” · score 13.8 (FLAMITS — estimated burnt biomass (%))
  
  FLAMITS record 2055; Consumability measurement; plant part branches; fuel all; predrying yes; device grill; site Cui2020a-1; sampling ND. 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.
- “temperature at smoke (°C): 135.75” · score 135.75 (FLAMITS — temperature at smoke (°C))
  
  FLAMITS record 8485; Ignitability measurement; plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying yes; device muffle furnace; site Mason2016-5; sampling summer. 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.
- “temperature at flaming (°C): 267.63” · score 267.63 (FLAMITS — temperature at flaming (°C))
  
  FLAMITS record 8700; Ignitability measurement; plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying yes; device muffle furnace; site Mason2016-5; sampling summer. 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.
- “temperature increase rate (°C/s): 19.7” · score 19.7 (FLAMITS — temperature increase rate (°C/s))
  
  FLAMITS record 8915; Combustibility measurement; plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying yes; device muffle furnace; site Mason2016-5; sampling summer. 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.
- “time to flaming (s): 8.5” · score 8.5 (FLAMITS — time to flaming (s))
  
  FLAMITS record 16109; Ignitability measurement; plant part branches; fuel all; predrying yes; device grill; site Sultana2022-1; sampling autum 2019. Primary study Sultana2022: Sultana, N. (2022). Traits underpinning the eco-physiological processes linking drought and flammability. PhD. Dissertation. Lincoln University.
- “time to flaming (s): 9.97” · score 9.97 (FLAMITS — time to flaming (s))
  
  FLAMITS record 16110; Ignitability measurement; plant part branches; fuel all; predrying yes; device grill; site Sultana2022-1; sampling winter 2019. Primary study Sultana2022: Sultana, N. (2022). Traits underpinning the eco-physiological processes linking drought and flammability. PhD. Dissertation. Lincoln University.
- “time to flaming (s): 9.97” · score 9.97 (FLAMITS — time to flaming (s))
  
  FLAMITS record 16111; Ignitability measurement; plant part branches; fuel all; predrying yes; device grill; site Sultana2022-1; sampling spring 2019. Primary study Sultana2022: Sultana, N. (2022). Traits underpinning the eco-physiological processes linking drought and flammability. PhD. Dissertation. Lincoln University.
- “time to flaming (s): 7.52” · score 7.52 (FLAMITS — time to flaming (s))
  
  FLAMITS record 16112; Ignitability measurement; plant part branches; fuel all; predrying yes; device grill; site Sultana2022-1; sampling summer 2019. Primary study Sultana2022: Sultana, N. (2022). Traits underpinning the eco-physiological processes linking drought and flammability. PhD. Dissertation. Lincoln University.
- “maximum flame temperature (°C): 368.82” · score 368.82 (FLAMITS — maximum flame temperature (°C))
  
  FLAMITS record 16149; Combustibility measurement; plant part branches; fuel all; predrying yes; device grill; site Sultana2022-1; sampling autum 2019. Primary study Sultana2022: Sultana, N. (2022). Traits underpinning the eco-physiological processes linking drought and flammability. PhD. Dissertation. Lincoln University.
- “maximum flame temperature (°C): 176.47” · score 176.47 (FLAMITS — maximum flame temperature (°C))
  
  FLAMITS record 16150; Combustibility measurement; plant part branches; fuel all; predrying yes; device grill; site Sultana2022-1; sampling winter 2019. Primary study Sultana2022: Sultana, N. (2022). Traits underpinning the eco-physiological processes linking drought and flammability. PhD. Dissertation. Lincoln University.
- “maximum flame temperature (°C): 178.23” · score 178.23 (FLAMITS — maximum flame temperature (°C))
  
  FLAMITS record 16151; Combustibility measurement; plant part branches; fuel all; predrying yes; device grill; site Sultana2022-1; sampling spring 2019. Primary study Sultana2022: Sultana, N. (2022). Traits underpinning the eco-physiological processes linking drought and flammability. PhD. Dissertation. Lincoln University.
- “maximum flame temperature (°C): 340.58” · score 340.58 (FLAMITS — maximum flame temperature (°C))
  
  FLAMITS record 16152; Combustibility measurement; plant part branches; fuel all; predrying yes; device grill; site Sultana2022-1; sampling summer 2019. Primary study Sultana2022: Sultana, N. (2022). Traits underpinning the eco-physiological processes linking drought and flammability. PhD. Dissertation. Lincoln University.
- “estimated burnt biomass (%): 5.23” · score 5.23 (FLAMITS — estimated burnt biomass (%))
  
  FLAMITS record 16189; Consumability measurement; plant part branches; fuel all; predrying yes; device grill; site Sultana2022-1; sampling autum 2019. Primary study Sultana2022: Sultana, N. (2022). Traits underpinning the eco-physiological processes linking drought and flammability. PhD. Dissertation. Lincoln University.
- “estimated burnt biomass (%): 0” · score 0 (FLAMITS — estimated burnt biomass (%))
  
  FLAMITS record 16190; Consumability measurement; plant part branches; fuel all; predrying yes; device grill; site Sultana2022-1; sampling winter 2019. Primary study Sultana2022: Sultana, N. (2022). Traits underpinning the eco-physiological processes linking drought and flammability. PhD. Dissertation. Lincoln University.
- “estimated burnt biomass (%): 0” · score 0 (FLAMITS — estimated burnt biomass (%))
  
  FLAMITS record 16191; Consumability measurement; plant part branches; fuel all; predrying yes; device grill; site Sultana2022-1; sampling spring 2019. Primary study Sultana2022: Sultana, N. (2022). Traits underpinning the eco-physiological processes linking drought and flammability. PhD. Dissertation. Lincoln University.
- “estimated burnt biomass (%): 8.32” · score 8.32 (FLAMITS — estimated burnt biomass (%))
  
  FLAMITS record 16192; Consumability measurement; plant part branches; fuel all; predrying yes; device grill; site Sultana2022-1; sampling summer 2019. Primary study Sultana2022: Sultana, N. (2022). Traits underpinning the eco-physiological processes linking drought and flammability. PhD. Dissertation. Lincoln University.
- “burning duration (s): 7.48” · score 7.48 (FLAMITS — burning duration (s))
  
  FLAMITS record 16229; Sustainability measurement; plant part branches; fuel all; predrying yes; device grill; site Sultana2022-1; sampling autum 2019. Primary study Sultana2022: Sultana, N. (2022). Traits underpinning the eco-physiological processes linking drought and flammability. PhD. Dissertation. Lincoln University.
- “burning duration (s): 0.2” · score 0.2 (FLAMITS — burning duration (s))
  
  FLAMITS record 16230; Sustainability measurement; plant part branches; fuel all; predrying yes; device grill; site Sultana2022-1; sampling winter 2019. Primary study Sultana2022: Sultana, N. (2022). Traits underpinning the eco-physiological processes linking drought and flammability. PhD. Dissertation. Lincoln University.
- “burning duration (s): 0.46” · score 0.46 (FLAMITS — burning duration (s))
  
  FLAMITS record 16231; Sustainability measurement; plant part branches; fuel all; predrying yes; device grill; site Sultana2022-1; sampling spring 2019. Primary study Sultana2022: Sultana, N. (2022). Traits underpinning the eco-physiological processes linking drought and flammability. PhD. Dissertation. Lincoln University.
- “burning duration (s): 9.3” · score 9.3 (FLAMITS — burning duration (s))
  
  FLAMITS record 16232; Sustainability measurement; plant part branches; fuel all; predrying yes; device grill; site Sultana2022-1; sampling summer 2019. Primary study Sultana2022: Sultana, N. (2022). Traits underpinning the eco-physiological processes linking drought and flammability. PhD. Dissertation. Lincoln University.

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