Dacrydium balansae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Gymnospermae |
Division: | Pinophyta |
Class: | Pinopsida |
Order: | Araucariales |
Family: | Podocarpaceae |
Genus: | Dacrydium |
Species: | D. balansae |
Binomial name | |
Dacrydium balansae | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Dacrydium balansae is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is found only in New Caledonia.
Dacrydium cupressinum, commonly known as rimu, is a large evergreen coniferous tree endemic to the forests of New Zealand. It is a member of the southern conifer group, the podocarps.
Schinopsis balansae is a hardwood tree known as willow-leaf red quebracho which forms forests in the subtropical Humid Chaco ecoregion of north-eastern Argentina, and Paraguay. It is also found in the wild Pantanal vegetation in Brazil. Some of its vernacular names are quebracho colorado chaqueño and quebracho santafesino. Other species, like Schinopsis lorentzii, bear the general name quebracho and have similar properties and uses. S. balansae shares its habitat with a species of the same genus, S. heterophylla, and the two are often confused.
Dacrydium gibbsiae is a conifer species native to Borneo. 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.
Cycas balansae is a species of cycad in the genus Cycas, native to southwestern China and adjacent northern Vietnam, where it occurs in dense mountain rainforests.
Dalbergia balansae also known as Dalbergia assamica is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. It is found in China and Vietnam. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Dacrydium araucarioides is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is found only in New Caledonia. It is a small tree that reaches a height between 3 and 6 metres.
Dacrydium beccarii is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, and Solomon Islands.
Dacrydium elatum is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is found in Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Dacrydium ericoides is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae and is found only in Sarawak, on Borneo. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Dacrydium guillauminii, commonly known as cat-tail Rimu or swamp Dacrydium, is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is found only in New Caledonia. It is a slow growing shrub or small tree with roots that grow in water, and reaches a height between 1 and 2 metres.
Dacrydium magnum is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Dacrydium medium is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia.
Dacrydium nausoriense is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is endemic to Fiji, where it is only known from one subpopulation on each of the two main islands, Viti Levu and Vanua Levu. It is a valuable timber tree which has been overharvested. This overexploitation and habitat loss are the main threats to this endangered species.
Dacrydium nidulum is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is found in Fiji, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea.
Dacrydium pectinatum is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It grows naturally in Hainan, Borneo, the Philippines and Sumatra.
Dacrydium spathoides is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is found only in a small area of the Central Highlands of Western New Guinea (Papua).
Balanops balansae is a species of plant in the Balanopaceae family. It is endemic to New Caledonia.
Celtis balansae is a species of plant in the family Cannabaceae. It is endemic to New Caledonia.
Oxera balansae is a New Caledonian flowering plant in the mint family (Lamiaceae). It was first formally named in 1906. Little is known about its population size; it is known from scattered locations on Grande Terre, Pine Island, and Lifou. It is listed as an Endangered species on the IUCN Red List due to its limited distribution and habitat loss and degradation by agriculture, rusa deer, and uncontrolled fires.
D. balansae may refer to: