Podocarpaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Dacrydium cornwallianum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Dacrydium cornwallianum is an evergreen tree with an elongated dense fastigate crown; it can grow 10 - 30 metres tall[ 329 Title The Gymnosperm Database Publication Author Website http://www.conifers.org/index.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A vast amount of information on conifers and families of gymnosperms. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood. Despite the disjunct ('fragmented') nature of the global population in four localities, there is no sign of a decline in the past or present. It seems likely that the disjunction is a result of contraction, but this must have happened long ago and it is doubtful that human activities played a role in this. There is no commercial exploitation or degradation of the habitat at present. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAustralasia - New Guinea

HabitatDominant to nearly pure stands in swamp forests and perhaps also in mossy heath forests; at elevations from 1,450 - 2,300 metres[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].