Story: Conifers

New Zealand conifers

New Zealand’s 20 species of conifer belong to four families. The largest is the podocarp family, with seven genera represented, including the genus Manoao, which is found nowhere else in the world.

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Maggy Wassilieff, 'Conifers - What are conifers?', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/table/12629/new-zealand-conifers (accessed 16 May 2024)

Story by Maggy Wassilieff, published 24 Sep 2007