Dacrycarpus imbricatus

Dacrycarpus imbricatus
Dacrycarpus imbricatus foliage at the Forest Research Institute Malaysia, Kepong, Selangor.
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Gymnospermae
Division:	Pinophyta
Class:	Pinopsida
Order:	Araucariales
Family:	Podocarpaceae
Genus:	Dacrycarpus
Species:	D. imbricatus
Binomial name
Dacrycarpus imbricatus (Blume) de Laub. (1969)[2]
Synonyms[2]
Bracteocarpus imbricatus (Blume) A.V.Bobrov & Melikyan (1998) Nageia cupressina F.Muell. (1873), nom. superfl. Podocarpus cupressinus R.Br. ex Benn. (1838), nom. superfl. Podocarpus imbricatus Blume (1827)

Dacrycarpus imbricatus is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is found in Cambodia, southern China, Fiji, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Thailand, Vanuatu, and Vietnam. It is a tall tree up to 40 metres (130 ft) high.^[3]

Varieties

Three varieties are accepted:^[2]

• Dacrycarpus imbricatus var. curvulus (Miq.) de Laub. – Java and Sumatra
• Dacrycarpus imbricatus var. imbricatus – southern China, Indochina, Malesia, Papuasia, Vanuatu, and Fiji
• Dacrycarpus imbricatus var. robustus de Laub. – Borneo, Philippines, Maluku, and New Guinea

Dacrycarpus imbricatus botanical illustration.

References

1. Thomas, P. (2013). "Dacrycarpus imbricatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T42445A2980614. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T42445A2980614.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
2. Dacrycarpus imbricatus (Blume) de Laub. Plants of the World Online. Accessed 1 June 2023.
3. Liguo Fu; Yong Li & Robert R. Mill. "Dacrycarpus imbricatus". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 20 April 2012.