Podocarpaceae

Black pine

Prumnopitys taxifolia (Sol. ex D.Don) de Laub.

Family: Podocarpaceae
Genus: Prumnopitys

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Black pine: Podocarpaceae-Black pine;Tree,leaves linear to sickle shaped,cones violet purple,seed single. — Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (7)

Arabic: ماتا
Chinese: 黑松, 黑鬆
English: Black pine, Matai, Mai, Matai tree, Taxus matai
German: Mataī
Japanese: ニュージーランドクロマツ
Māori: Mataī, Matai
Spanish: Matai

Synonyms

Dacrydium mai A.Cunn.
Dacrydium taxifolium Sol. ex D.Don
Nageia spicata (R.Br. ex Mirb.) F.Muell.
Podocarpus spicatus R.Br.
Stachycarpus spicatus (R.Br.) Tiegh.

Photos

Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jacqui Geux, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mark Roper, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mark Roper, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mark Roper, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.