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Lepidothamnus intermedius, Yellow Silver Pine
Assessment by: Thomas, P.
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Taxonomy
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Pinopsida
Pinales
Podocarpaceae
Taxon Name: Lepidothamnus intermedius (Kirk) Quinn
Synonym(s):
• Dacrydium intermedium Kirk
Common Name(s):
• English:
Yellow Silver Pine
Taxonomic Source(s):
Farjon, A. 2010. A Handbook of the World's Conifers. Koninklijke Brill, Leiden.
Assessment Information
Red List Category & Criteria:
Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:
2013
Date Assessed:
April 14, 2011
Justification:
Despite some past exploitation, Lepidothamnus intermedius is too widespread and locally frequent to be
considered threatened and it is listed as Least Concern.
Previously Published Red List Assessments
1998 – Lower Risk/least concern (LR/lc)
Geographic Range
Range Description:
Endemic to New Zealand: mainly on the west coast of the South Island and Stewart Island, but also on
North Island. The extent of occurrence exceeds 20,000 km2.
Country Occurrence:
Native: New Zealand (North Is., South Is.)
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Population
May be locally very common, especially in boggy areas on Stewart Island.
Current Population Trend: Stable
Habitat and Ecology (see Appendix for additional information)
A relatively widespread and common tree of lowland forests. Locally dominant in swamp forests. Also
found in boggy areas in shrubland or grassland.
Systems: Terrestrial, Freshwater
Use and Trade (see Appendix for additional information)
Historically used for railway sleepers, boat-building, and for telegraph poles.
Threats (see Appendix for additional information)
No specific current threats have been identified, although the species would have been logged in the
past.
Conservation Actions (see Appendix for additional information)
This species has large subpopulations in several protected areas.
Credits
Assessor(s):
Thomas, P.
Reviewer(s):
Gardner, M. & Farjon, A.
Contributor(s):
Carter, G.
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Bibliography
de Lange, P.J., Sawyer, J.W.D. and Rolfe, J.R. 2006. New Zealand indigenous vascular plant checklist. New
Zealand Plant Conservation Network, Wellington.
Farjon, A. 2001. World Checklist and Bibliography of Conifers. 2nd edition. The Royal Botanic Gardens,
Kew.
IUCN. 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2013.1). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org.
(Accessed: 12 June 2013).
New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. 2003 onwards. NZ Plant Conservation Network. Available at:
http://www.nzpcn.org.nz/default.asp. (Accessed: 14 April 2011).
Citation
Thomas, P. 2013. Lepidothamnus intermedius. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013:
e.T42480A2982017. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T42480A2982017.en
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Appendix
Habitats
(http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes)
Habitat
Season
Suitability
Major
Importance?
1. Forest -> 1.4. Forest - Temperate
-
Suitable
Yes
3. Shrubland -> 3.4. Shrubland - Temperate
-
Suitable
Yes
4. Grassland -> 4.4. Grassland - Temperate
-
Marginal
-
5. Wetlands (inland) -> 5.4. Wetlands (inland) - Bogs, Marshes, Swamps,
Fens, Peatlands
-
Suitable
Yes
Use and Trade
(http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes)
End Use
Local
National
International
Construction or structural materials
Yes
No
No
Threats
(http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes)
Threat
Timing
Scope
Severity
Impact Score
5. Biological resource use -> 5.3. Logging & wood
harvesting -> 5.3.1. Intentional use:
(subsistence/small scale)
Past,
unlikely to
return
-
-
-
Stresses:
2. Species Stresses -> 2.1. Species mortality
Past,
unlikely to
return
-
Stresses:
2. Species Stresses -> 2.1. Species mortality
5. Biological resource use -> 5.3. Logging & wood
harvesting -> 5.3.2. Intentional use: (large scale)
-
-
Conservation Actions in Place
(http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes)
Conservation Actions in Place
In-Place Research, Monitoring and Planning
Action Recovery plan: No
Systematic monitoring scheme: No
In-Place Land/Water Protection and Management
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Conservation Actions in Place
Occur in at least one PA: Yes
Area based regional management plan: No
Invasive species control or prevention: Yes
In-Place Species Management
Harvest management plan: No
Successfully reintroduced or introduced beningly: No
Subject to ex-situ conservation: No
In-Place Education
Subject to recent education and awareness programmes: No
Included in international legislation: No
Subject to any international management/trade controls: No
Conservation Actions Needed
(http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes)
Conservation Actions Needed
1. Land/water protection -> 1.2. Resource & habitat protection
Research Needed
(http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes)
Research Needed
3. Monitoring -> 3.4. Habitat trends
Additional Data Fields
Distribution
Lower elevation limit (m): 0
Upper elevation limit (m): 900
Population
Continuing decline of mature individuals: No
Population severely fragmented: No
Habitats and Ecology
Continuing decline in area, extent and/or quality of habitat: No
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