Dacrydium novoguineense

Podocarpaceae Dacrydium novoguineense Gibbs

Etymology
Dacrydium refers to ‘tear drop’; indicating this tree is resinous.
novoguineense refers to ‘from New Caledonia’; indicating its habitat.

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
4, 42, MOL, SUL, 43, NWG, NWG-IJ, NWG-PN

Habitat
The natural habitats for Dacrydium novoguineense 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 novoguineense that are known of.

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

• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.1 Logging & Wood Harvesting
• 5 Natural System Modifications
  • 5.1 Fire & Fire Suppression

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

Dacrydium novoguineense is also placed under Podocarpaceae.