Mataī – (Black Pine) Prumnopitys taxifolia –
Prumnopitys taxifolia, Mataī or Black Pine, is an endemic New Zealand coniferous tree that grows through out New Zealand. It grows up to 40 m high, with a trunk up to 2 m diameter. Mataī is not threatened, although as a forest-type it has been greatly reduced through widespread logging. Very few intact examples of mataī-dominated forest…
