Dacrydium beccarii

Podocarpaceae Dacrydium beccarii Parl.

Etymology
Dacrydium refers to ‘tear drop’; indicating this tree is resinous.
beccari refers to the Italian botanist O. Beccari, who collected the type specimen.

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
4, 42, BOR, BOR-BR, BOR-KA, BOR-SB, BOR-SR, MLY, MLY-PM, MOL, PHI, SUL, SUM, 43, BIS, NWG, NWG-IJ, NWG-PN, SOL, SOL-SO

Habitat
The natural habitats for Dacrydium beccarii are subtropical/tropical moist montane forests, subtropical/tropical high altitude shrublands. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 2500 up to 2500 metres. Other conifers associated with Dacrydium beccarii are:

USDA Hardiness zone – 10
Dacrydium beccarii 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 beccarii is stable. There are ongoing threats for Dacrydium beccarii and they are listed as follows:

• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.1 Logging & Wood Harvesting

IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Dacrydium beccarii 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 beccarii is Dacrydium. The coordinate taxa for Dacrydium beccarii are therefore:

Dacrydium beccarii is also placed under Podocarpaceae.