Dacrydium elatum

Podocarpaceae Dacrydium elatum (Roxb.) Wall. ex Loudon

Etymology
Dacrydium refers to ‘tear drop’; indicating this tree is resinous.
elatum refers to ‘tall’; indicating these trees can become quite large.

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 36, CHS, CHS-GX, 4, 41, CBD, LAO, THA, VIE, 42, BOR, BOR-BR, BOR-SB, BOR-SR, PHI, MLY, MLY-PM, SUM

Habitat
The natural habitats for Dacrydium elatum are subtropical/tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical/tropical moist montane forests, subtropical/tropical swampy forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 2000 up to 2000 metres. There are no conifers associated with Dacrydium elatum that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 10
Dacrydium elatum is hardy to USDA Zone 10 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -1.1C (30F) to 4.4C (40F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Dacrydium elatum is decreasing. There are ongoing threats for Dacrydium elatum and they are listed as follows:

• 1 Habitat Loss & Degradation
  • 1.1 Agriculture & Forestry
  • 1.3 Renewable Energy Development
• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.1 Logging & Wood Harvesting
• 5 Natural System Modifications
  • 5.1 Fire & Fire Suppression

IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Dacrydium elatum has been assigned the status of LC(Least Concern). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species is not qualified as threatened.

Superordinate Taxa
The nearest superordinate taxon for Dacrydium elatum is Dacrydium. The coordinate taxa for Dacrydium elatum are therefore:

Dacrydium elatum is also placed under Podocarpaceae.