Dacrydium nausoriense

Botanical Description

Dacrydium nausoriense is an evergreen tree that can grow 12 - 24 metres tall[ 490 Title Flora Vitiensis Nova Publication Author Smith. A.C. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden; Hawaii Year 1979 ISBN Description A comprehensive flora of Fiji, often showing plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. Highly valued for its timber that is harvested from the wild for local and commercial use. The young tree is also used as a Christmas tree[ 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. ]. Dacrydium nausoriense is a valuable timber species in Fiji that has been heavily exploited. It has a very restricted distribution and the estimated area of occupancy is well within the threshold for Endangered. It is known from two locations and there is a continuing decline at least in the extent of occurrence, the quality of habitat and the number of mature individuals. The plant is classified as 'Endangered' 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. ].