Dacrydium comosum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
(unranked): | Gymnospermae |
Division: | Pinophyta |
Class: | Pinopsida |
Order: | Pinales |
Family: | Podocarpaceae |
Genus: | Dacrydium |
Species: | D. comosum |
Binomial name | |
Dacrydium comosum Corner | |
Dacrydium comosum is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is endemic to Malaysia, where it is known from only five locations in Peninsular Malaysia. The species may be threatened by fire and tourism. [1]
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. The former name "red pine" has fallen out of common use.
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.
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 balansae is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is found only in New Caledonia.
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 cornwalliana is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
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 Malaysia. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Dacrydium gracile is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is found only in Malaysia.
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 leptophyllum is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is found only in Indonesia.
Dacrydium lycopodioides is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is found only in New Caledonia. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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 nidulum is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is found in Fiji, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea.
Dacrydium novo-guineense is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is found in 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).
Dacrydium xanthandrum is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, and the Philippines.
Pherosphaera fitzgeraldii, commonly known as the Blue Mountains pine or dwarf mountain pine is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is found only in New South Wales, Australia. The entire natural habitat is in the Blue Mountains, from Katoomba to Wentworth Falls, growing almost exclusively in the splash zones of waterfalls, and on the southern aspect of sandstone nearby.