Dacrydium guillauminii

Dacrydium guillauminii
Conservation status

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Podocarpaceae
Genus: Dacrydium
Species: D. guillauminii
Binomial name
Dacrydium guillauminii
J. Buchholz

Dacrydium guillauminii is a species of conifer in the Podocarpaceae family. It is found only in New Caledonia. It is a slow growing shrub or small tree with roots that grow in water, and reaches a height between 1 and 2 metres.[1]

The species occurs on the banks of rivers and lakes in the south of Grand Terre.[1]

It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Dacrydium guillauminii (Espece)". endemia.nc - Faune & Flore de Nouvelle-Calédonie. Retrieved 26 March 2011.