Dacrydium spathoides De Laub.

Species

Gymnosperms > Cupressales > Podocarpaceae > Dacrydium

Characteristics

Tree 26-34 m tall, 50 cm diam. Bark exuding red sap. Juvenile leaves spreading at about a 60° angle, nearly straight but slightly bent forward at the pungent tip, to at least 6 mm long, linear-lanceolate, c. 1 mm wide, 0.2 mm thick, keeled on the dorsal side, slightly concave on the axial side. Adult leaves spreading at about a 45° angle, straight or slightly bent forward at the apiculate tip, 2-4 mm long, linear-lanceolate, 0.8-0.9 mm wide, 0.2 mm thick, keeled on the dorsal side, distinctly concave on the axial side. Pollen cones unknown. Seed-bearing structure terminal, often on a short side branch, subtended by reduced leaves less than 2 mm long, the cone bracts straight, slightly spreading, up to 3 mm long and 0.5 mm wide, covering the lower part of the seed. Mature seed 4 mm long, often two seeds per cone.
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Canopy tree in moist, mossy mountain rain-forest at 2150-2200 m.
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Distribution

Dacrydium spathoides world distribution map, present in Sri Lanka

Conservation status

Dacrydium spathoides threat status: Near Threatened

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:687962-1
WFO ID wfo-0000636696
COL ID 33TBK
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Synonyms

Corneria spathoides Dacrydium spathoides