Dacrydium xanthandrum

Botanical Description

Dacrydium xanthandrum can be an evergreen shrub as little as 2 metres tall or, more commonly, a tree up to 36 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be up to 70cm in diameter[ 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 timber of this species is not distinguished from other species of Dacrydium and where large trees occur in the forest, they will probably be logged and traded as 'sempilor' a collective name for several genera and species of Podocarpaceae[ 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. ]. Despite logging and deforestation, Dacrydium xanthandrum is considered to be too widespread and locally common to be threatened with extinction. There is concern that outside reserves in the area where it is most abundant, in northern Borneo, this species may be in decline due to logging and deforestation at lower elevations. In more remote regions it is probably stable. 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. ].