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Dacrydium cupressinum Sol. ex G.Forst.

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Dacrydium cupressinum Sol. ex G.Forst., Pl. Esc. 80 (1786)
Dacrydium cupressinum Sol. ex G.Forst.
Nicolson, D.H.; Fosberg, F.R. 2003: The Forsters and the Botany of the Second Cook Expedition (1772–1775). Regnum Vegetabile 139: 1–760.

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Sol. ex G.Forst.
G.Forst.
Forster, J.G.A. 1786: De Plantis Esculentis Insularum Oceani Australis commentatio botanica. Haude & Spener, Berlin.
1786
80
Farjon 2001 gives Sol. ex. G.Forst. as the authors. Forster 1786 does mention the taxon as described by Solander in relation of its qualities for beer making.
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Dacrydium cupressinum Sol. ex G.Forst.
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Dacrydium cupressinum
Type not designated (New Zealand, prob. coll. D. Solander on Cook's firstt voyage).

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Plantae
Tracheophyta
Pinopsida
Pinales
Podocarpaceae
Dacrydium
cupressinum

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Adelopetalum tuberculatum (Colenso) D.L.Jones, M.A.Clem. & Molloy
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Bazzania engelii Glenny
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Brevianthus flavus (Grolle) J.J.Engel & R.M.Schust.
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Bulbophyllum pygmaeum (Sm.) Lindl.
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Camptochaete arbuscula (Sm.) Reichardt
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Cheilolejeunea mimosa (Hook.f. & Taylor) R.M.Schust.
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Chrysothrix candelaris (L.) J.R.Laundon
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Cladonia glebosa S.Hammer
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Cladonia neozelandica Vain.
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Lecidea spermogoniata Zahlbr.
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Lepidolaena clavigera (Hook.) Dumort ex Trevis.
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Lepidolaena taylorii (Gottsche) Trevis.
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Leptogium coralloideum (Meyen & Flot.) Vain.
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Lepyrodon australis Hampe ex Broth.
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Macromitrium gracile (Hook.) Schwägr.
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Macromitrium helmsii Paris
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Macromitrium prorepens (Hook.) Schwägr.
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Menegazzia inactiva P.James & Kantvilas
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Menegazzia subpertusa P.James & D.J.Galloway
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Metrosideros robusta A.Cunn.
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Microlejeunea filicuspis (Steph.) Heinrichs, Schäf.-Verw., Pócs & S.Dong
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Opegrapha agelaeoides Nyl.
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Pannaria minutiphylla Elvebakk
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Pannaria pulverulacea Elvebakk
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Phymatosorus pustulatus (G.Forst.) Large, Braggins & P.S.Green
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Plagiochila annotina Menzies ex Lindenb.
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Plagiochila incurvicolla (Hook.f. & Taylor) Gottsche, Lindenb. & Nees
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Plagiochila strombifolia Taylor ex Lehm.
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Pseudocyphellaria glabra (Hook.f. & Taylor) C.W.Dodge
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Pyrenula subumbilicata (C.Knight) Aptroot
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Radula allisonii Castle
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Spruceanthus olivaceus (Hook.f. & Taylor) X.Q.Shi, R.L.Zhu & Gradst.
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Sticta filix (Sw.) Nyl.
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Sticta latifrons A.Rich.
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Weymouthia cochlearifolia (Schwägr.) Dixon
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Zygodon intermedius Bruch & Schimp.
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Allan, H.H. 1961: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. I. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones. Government Printer, Wellington.

Dacrydium cupressinum Sol. ex Lamb.

Tree up to 35m., rarely up to 60m., trunk up to 1·5m. or more diam., bark dark brown, scaling off in thick flakes, wood dark red; branchlets slender, pend. Lvs imbricate, of juveniles 4-7 mm. or more long, 0·5-1 mm. wide, keeled, acute, linear-subulate, subfalcate, de-current; of semi-juveniles (often flowering and fruiting in this stage) ascending, incurved, c. 4 mm. long, rhomboid; of adults more appressed, 2-3 mm. long, rigid, subacute, subtrigonous. Male strobili solitary or paired, terminal 0·5-1 cm. long; apiculus ovate-acuminate. Ovules solitary, terminal on curved branchlets, ultimate lvs forming a swollen, red, succulent receptacle, or rarely dry. Carpidium embracing lower part of seed, which is about 4 mm. long, oblong-ovoid or narrow-ovoid, little compressed.
Dawson, M.I. 2008: Index of chromosome numbers of indigenous New Zealand vascular plants.

Dacrydium cupressinum Sol. ex Lamb.

2n = 20
2n = 20
n = 10
2n = 20
n = 10

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Dacrydium cupressinum Sol. ex G.Forst.
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Marlborough Land District
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Nelson Land District
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typification
Type not designated (New Zealand, prob. coll. D. Solander on Cook's firstt voyage).
Farjon, A. 2017: A Handbook of the World's Conifers. Edition 2. Btill, Leiden.
typification
GBIF has an images of specimens in a number of herbaria that have been identified as types. All appear to be from Cook's first voyage and some are identifed as Herbario Musei Britannici, eg., at C, MEL, MO (type 1619649), and P,

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27 May 2003
22 January 2016
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