Dacrycarpus

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Dacrycarpus
Dacrycarpus dacrydioides
Dacrycarpus dacrydioides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Podocarpaceae
Genus: Dacrycarpus
(Endl.) de Laub.
Species

Dacrycarpus cinctus
Dacrycarpus compactus
Dacrycarpus cumingii
Dacrycarpus dacrydioides
Dacrycarpus expansus
Dacrycarpus imbricatus
Dacrycarpus kinabaluensis
Dacrycarpus steupii
Dacrycarpus 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 55-60 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 in New Guinea.