Podocarpaceae Dacrydium lycopodioides Brongn. & Gris
Etymology
Dacrydium refers to ‘tear drop’; indicating this tree is resinous.
lycopodioides refers to ‘like Lycopodium’; indicating its foliage resembles Lycopodium clubmoss.
Distribution
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Habitat
The natural habitats for Dacrydium lycopodioides are subtropical/tropical moist montane forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 1500 up to 1500 metres. There are no conifers associated with Dacrydium lycopodioides that are known of.
Species Continuity
The population trend for Dacrydium lycopodioides is stable. Currently, there exist about 10000 mature specimen. There are ongoing threats for Dacrydium lycopodioides and they are listed as follows:
IUCN Category – NT
According to the IUCN Red List, Dacrydium lycopodioides has been assigned the status of NT(Near Threatened). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species is not threatened, but is close to having this status.
Superordinate Taxa
The nearest superordinate taxon for Dacrydium lycopodioides is Dacrydium. The coordinate taxa for Dacrydium lycopodioides are therefore:
- Dacrydium araucarioides
- Dacrydium balansae
- Dacrydium beccarii
- Dacrydium comosum
- Dacrydium cornwallianum
- Dacrydium cupressinum
- Dacrydium elatum
- Dacrydium ericoides
- Dacrydium gibbsiae
- Dacrydium gracile
- Dacrydium guillauminii
- Dacrydium leptophyllum
- Dacrydium magnum
- Dacrydium medium
- Dacrydium nausoriense
- Dacrydium nidulum
- Dacrydium novoguineense
- Dacrydium pectinatum
- Dacrydium spathoides
- Dacrydium x suprinii
- Dacrydium xanthandrum
Dacrydium lycopodioides is also placed under Podocarpaceae.
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