Podocarpaceae Dacrydium balansae Brongn. & Gris
Etymology
Dacrydium refers to ‘tear drop’; indicating this tree is resinous.
balansae refers to the plant collector B. Balansa.
Distribution
This map shows botanical records (points) for this taxon. By opening the map’s sidebar (collapsed by default) you can toggle visibility or change the basemap. By clicking on records, you reveal more information.
Habitat
The natural habitats for Dacrydium balansae are subtropical/tropical moist shrublands. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 1 up to 1000 metres. There are no conifers associated with Dacrydium balansae that are known of.
USDA Hardiness zone – 10
Dacrydium balansae is hardy to USDA Zone 10 (estimated), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -1.1C (30F) to 4.4C (40F).
Species Continuity
The population trend for Dacrydium balansae is stable. There are no known threats for Dacrydium balansae.
IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Dacrydium balansae 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 balansae is Dacrydium. The coordinate taxa for Dacrydium balansae are therefore:
- Dacrydium araucarioides
- Dacrydium beccarii
- Dacrydium comosum
- Dacrydium cornwallianum
- Dacrydium cupressinum
- Dacrydium elatum
- Dacrydium ericoides
- Dacrydium gibbsiae
- Dacrydium gracile
- Dacrydium guillauminii
- Dacrydium leptophyllum
- Dacrydium lycopodioides
- Dacrydium magnum
- Dacrydium medium
- Dacrydium nausoriense
- Dacrydium nidulum
- Dacrydium novoguineense
- Dacrydium pectinatum
- Dacrydium spathoides
- Dacrydium x suprinii
- Dacrydium xanthandrum
Dacrydium balansae is also placed under Podocarpaceae.
Reviews
There are no reviews yet.