Dacrycarpus Dacrycarpus

Dacrycarpus - Definition

Dacrycarpus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Division:Pinophyta
Class:Pinopsida
Order:Pinales
Family:Podocarpaceae
Genus:Dacrycarpus
species

D. cinctus
D. compactus
D. cumingii
D. dacrydioides
D. expansus
D. imbricatus
D. kinabaluensis
D. steupii
D. vieillardii

Dacrycarpus is a genus of conifers belonging to the Podocarp family, Podocarpaceae. The genus includes nine species of dioecious evergreen trees and shrubs to 41 meters in height.

The species of Dacrycarpus range from New Zealand and Fiji, across New Guinea, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines to northern Myanmar and southern China. The greatest diversity (five species) exists on New Guinea.

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