Dacrydium araucarioides

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Podocarpaceae Dacrydium araucarioides Brongn. & Gris

Etymology
Dacrydium refers to ‘tear drop’; indicating this tree is resinous.
araucarioides refers to ‘like Araucaria’; indicating its foliage is similar to some Araucaria species.

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
6, 60, NWC

Habitat
The natural habitats for Dacrydium araucarioides are subtropical/tropical moist shrublands. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 1000 up to 1000 metres. There are no conifers associated with Dacrydium araucarioides that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone10
Dacrydium araucarioides 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 araucarioides is stable. There are ongoing threats for Dacrydium araucarioides and they are listed as follows:

IUCN CategoryLC
According to the IUCN Red List, Dacrydium araucarioides 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 araucarioides is Dacrydium. The coordinate taxa for Dacrydium araucarioides are therefore:


Dacrydium araucarioides is also placed under Podocarpaceae.

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Foliage Retention

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