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Hall's Totara

Podocarpus cunninghamii · Podocarpaceae · all Podocarpus records · also called Podocarpus cunninghamii

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Form
tree
Region
New Zealand
Rated in
Global
On this lot

1. Fire evidence and conditions

Fire evidence
Mixed evidence — location does not change the cited classification.
Evidence regions
Global

2. Why this plant is relevant here

3. Legal, ecological, and broader status

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 (23)
Corroboration (23 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

    23 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 (%): 100”

        FLAMITS record 1473; Ignitability measurement.

      • “maximum sample temperature (°C): 487.8”

        FLAMITS record 1667; Combustibility measurement.

      • “burning duration (s): 16.9”

        FLAMITS record 1861; Sustainability measurement.

      • “estimated burnt biomass (%): 13.8”

        FLAMITS record 2055; 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 Mason2016-5; sampling summer.

      • Shared measurement context: Ignitability measurement.

        • “temperature at smoke (°C): 135.75”

          FLAMITS record 8485.

        • “temperature at flaming (°C): 267.63”

          FLAMITS record 8700.

      • “temperature increase rate (°C/s): 19.7”

        FLAMITS record 8915; Combustibility 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): 8.5”

        FLAMITS record 16109; Ignitability measurement; sampling autum 2019.

      • “time to flaming (s): 9.97”

        FLAMITS record 16110; Ignitability measurement; sampling winter 2019.

      • “time to flaming (s): 9.97”

        FLAMITS record 16111; Ignitability measurement; sampling spring 2019.

      • “time to flaming (s): 7.52”

        FLAMITS record 16112; Ignitability measurement; sampling summer 2019.

      • “maximum flame temperature (°C): 368.82”

        FLAMITS record 16149; Combustibility measurement; sampling autum 2019.

      • “maximum flame temperature (°C): 176.47”

        FLAMITS record 16150; Combustibility measurement; sampling winter 2019.

      • “maximum flame temperature (°C): 178.23”

        FLAMITS record 16151; Combustibility measurement; sampling spring 2019.

      • “maximum flame temperature (°C): 340.58”

        FLAMITS record 16152; Combustibility measurement; sampling summer 2019.

      • “estimated burnt biomass (%): 5.23”

        FLAMITS record 16189; Consumability measurement; sampling autum 2019.

      • “estimated burnt biomass (%): 0”

        FLAMITS record 16190; Consumability measurement; sampling winter 2019.

      • “estimated burnt biomass (%): 0”

        FLAMITS record 16191; Consumability measurement; sampling spring 2019.

      • “estimated burnt biomass (%): 8.32”

        FLAMITS record 16192; Consumability measurement; sampling summer 2019.

      • “burning duration (s): 7.48”

        FLAMITS record 16229; Sustainability measurement; sampling autum 2019.

      • “burning duration (s): 0.2”

        FLAMITS record 16230; Sustainability measurement; sampling winter 2019.

      • “burning duration (s): 0.46”

        FLAMITS record 16231; Sustainability measurement; sampling spring 2019.

      • “burning duration (s): 9.3”

        FLAMITS record 16232; Sustainability measurement; sampling summer 2019.

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Last verified 2026-08-25. JSON (CC BY 4.0)

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Podocarpus cunninghamii (Podocarpus cunninghamii). FireApproved. https://fireapproved.com/plants/podocarpus-cunninghamii/. Last verified 2026-08-25.