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Dacrydium gracile

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Dacrydium gracile
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Araucariales
Family: Podocarpaceae
Genus: Dacrydium
Species:
D. gracile
Binomial name
Dacrydium gracile
Synonyms
  • Dacrydium gracilis de Laub.
  • Corneria gracilis (de Laub.) A.V.Bobrov & Melikyan[2]

Dacrydium gracile is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is found only in Malaysian Borneo.

Range and habitat

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Dacrydium gracile is endemic to Malaysian Borneo. It is found principally in the vicinity of Mount Kinabalu in Sabah, and is also known from one location in Sarawak.[1]

It is native to lower montane rain forest, between 950 and 1,800 metres elevation. It is generally found in nutrient-poor soils, associated with the conifers Agathis borneensis, Podocarpus laubenfelsii, Sundacarpus amarus, Falcatifolium falciforme, Nageia wallichiana, and Dacrycarpus imbricatus. In Sarawak it occurs in low-canopy heath forest on infertile sandstone.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Farjon, A. (2013). "Dacrydium gracile". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T40742A2933253. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T40742A2933253.en. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  2. ^ [https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:935582-1 Dacrydium gracile de Laub. Plants of the World Online, Kew Science. Accessed 4 March 2023.