Dacrydium gracile

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Dacrydium gracile
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Araucariales
Family: Podocarpaceae
Genus: Dacrydium
Species:
D. gracile
Binomial name
Dacrydium gracile
Synonyms
  • Dacrydium gracilisde Laub.
  • Corneria gracilis(de Laub.) A.V.Bobrov & Melikyan [2]

Dacrydium gracile is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is found only in Malaysian Borneo.

Range and habitat

Dacrydium gracile is endemic to Malaysian Borneo. It is found principally in the vicinity of Mount Kinabalu in Sabah, and is also known from one location in Sarawak. [1]

It is native to lower montane rain forest, between 950 and 1,800 metres elevation. It is generally found in nutrient-poor soils, associated with the conifers Agathis borneensis, Podocarpus laubenfelsii, Sundacarpus amarus, Falcatifolium falciforme, Nageia wallichiana , and Dacrycarpus imbricatus . In Sarawak it occurs in low-canopy heath forest on infertile sandstone. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Farjon, A. (2013). "Dacrydium gracile". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013: e.T40742A2933253. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T40742A2933253.en . Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  2. [https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:935582-1 Dacrydium gracile de Laub. Plants of the World Online , Kew Science. Accessed 4 March 2023.