Dacrydium gibbsiae

Dacrydium gibbsiae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Podocarpaceae
Genus: Dacrydium
Species: D. gibbsiae
Binomial name
Dacrydium gibbsiae
Stapf
Synonyms[2]
  • Corneria gibbsiae (Stapf) A.V.Bobrov & Melikyan

Dacrydium gibbsiae is a conifer species native to Borneo. It grows on Mount Kinabalu on ultramafic soil,[1] and is notable for being able to tolerate the high levels of toxic metal compounds present in these soils.

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