Dacrydium xanthandrum

Podocarpaceae Dacrydium xanthandrum Pilg.

Etymology
Dacrydium refers to ‘tear drop’; indicating this tree is resinous.
xanthandrum refers to ‘yellow male parts’; indicating its pollen cones are yellow.

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
4, 42, BOR, BOR-BR, BOR-KA, BOR-SB, BOR-SR, MOL, PHI, SUL, SUM, 43, BIS, NWG, NWG-IJ, NWG-PN, SOL, SOL-NO, SOL-SO

Habitat
The natural habitats for Dacrydium xanthandrum are subtropical/tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical/tropical moist montane forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 1 up to 2700 metres. There are no conifers associated with Dacrydium xanthandrum that are known of.

Species Continuity
The population trend for Dacrydium xanthandrum is unknown. There are ongoing threats for Dacrydium xanthandrum 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 xanthandrum 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 xanthandrum is Dacrydium. The coordinate taxa for Dacrydium xanthandrum are therefore:

Dacrydium xanthandrum is also placed under Podocarpaceae.