Dacrydium cornwallianum

Podocarpaceae Dacrydium cornwallianum de Laub.

Etymology
Dacrydium refers to ‘tear drop’; indicating this tree is resinous.
cornwallianum refers to ‘of Cornwall’, yet unclear why exactly.

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
4, 43, NWG, NWG-IJ, NWG-PN

Habitat
The natural habitats for Dacrydium cornwallianum are subtropical/tropical moist montane forests, subtropical/tropical swampy forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 2300 up to 2300 metres. There are no conifers associated with Dacrydium cornwallianum that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 10
Dacrydium cornwallianum 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 cornwallianum is stable. There are no known threats for Dacrydium cornwallianum.

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

Dacrydium cornwallianum is also placed under Podocarpaceae.