Dacrydium

Dacrydium is a genus of conifers belonging to the podocarp family Podocarpaceae. Sixteen species of evergreen dioecious trees and shrubs are presently recognized. The genus was first described by Solander in 1786.

The natural range of Dacrydium extends from New Zealand, New Caledonia, Fiji and the Solomon Islands through Malesia (New Guinea, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines), to Thailand and southern China.


Species
Dacrydium balansae is a species of conifer in the Podocarpaceae family. It is found only in New Caledonia.

Dacrydium beccarii is a species of conifer in the Podocarpaceae family. It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, and Solomon Islands.

Dacrydium comosum is a species of conifer in the Podocarpaceae family. It is found only in Malaysia. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Dacrydium cupressinum is a large evergreen coniferous tree endemic to the forests of New Zealand. It was formerly known as "red pine", although this name is misleading since it is not a true pine but a member of the southern conifer group the podocarps. Red pine has fallen out of common use and the Māori name rimu is now used.
Uses: Historically, rimu and other native trees such as kauri and totara were the main sources of wood for New Zealand, including furniture and house construction. However, many of New Zealand's original stands of rimu have been destroyed, and recent government policies forbid the felling of rimu in public forests, though allowing limited logging on private land. Pinus radiata has now replaced rimu in most industries, although rimu remains popular for the production of high quality wooden furniture. There is also limited recovery of stump and root wood, from trees felled many years before, for use in making bowls and other wood turned objects.

Dacrydium cornwalliana is a species of conifer in the Podocarpaceae family. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

Dacrydium elatum is a species of conifer in the Podocarpaceae family. It is found in Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Dacrydium gibbsiae is a conifer species native to Malaysia. It grows on Mount Kinabalu on ultramafic soil and is notable for being able to tolerate the high levels of toxic metal compounds present in these soils.

Dacrydium guillauminii. It is found only in New Caledonia. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Dacrydium leptophyllum. It is found only in Indonesia.

Dacrydium magnum. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Dacrydium medium. It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia.

Dacrydium nidulum. It is found in Fiji, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea.

Dacrydium novo-guineense. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

Dacrydium pectinatum. It is found in Brunei, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines.

Dacrydium spathoides. It is found only in Indonesia.

Dacrydium xanthandrum. It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, and the Philippines.

Dacrydium ericoides

Dacrydium araucaroides

Dacrydium gracilis

Dacrydium lycopodoides

Dacrydium nausoriensis

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