Dacrydium ericoides

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Podocarpaceae Dacrydium ericoides de Laub.

Etymology
Dacrydium refers to ‘tear drop’; indicating this tree is resinous.
ericoides refers to ‘like Ericaceae/Erica’; indicating its foliage resembles that of Ericaceae/Erica.

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
4, 42, BOR, BOR-SR

Habitat
The natural habitats for Dacrydium ericoides are subtropical/tropical moist montane forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 2200 up to 2200 metres. There are no conifers associated with Dacrydium ericoides that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone10
Dacrydium ericoides 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 ericoides is stable. There are no known threats for Dacrydium ericoides.

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


Dacrydium ericoides is also placed under Podocarpaceae.

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Foliage Retention

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