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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.

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Endemic
Wild
New Zealand
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G.Forst.
Sol. ex G.Forst.
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.
species
Dacrydium cupressinum
Type not designated (New Zealand, prob. coll. D. Solander on Cook's firstt voyage).

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cupressinum

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

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Dacrydium cupressinum Sol. ex G.Forst.
New Zealand
Dacrydium cupressinum Sol. ex G.Forst.
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
Dacrydium cupressinum Sol. ex G.Forst.
New Zealand
Gisborne Land District
Dacrydium cupressinum Sol. ex G.Forst.
New Zealand
Hawke's Bay Land District
Dacrydium cupressinum Sol. ex G.Forst.
New Zealand
Nelson Land District
Dacrydium cupressinum Sol. ex G.Forst.
New Zealand
North Auckland Land District
Dacrydium cupressinum Sol. ex G.Forst.
New Zealand
Otago Land District
Dacrydium cupressinum Sol. ex G.Forst.
New Zealand
South Auckland Land District
Dacrydium cupressinum Sol. ex G.Forst.
New Zealand
Southland Land District
Dacrydium cupressinum Sol. ex G.Forst.
New Zealand
Taranaki Land District
Dacrydium cupressinum Sol. ex G.Forst.
New Zealand
Wellington Land District
Dacrydium cupressinum Sol. ex G.Forst.
New Zealand
Westland Land District
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
New Zealand
Gisborne Land District
New Zealand
Hawke's Bay Land District
New Zealand
Marlborough Land District
New Zealand
Nelson Land District
New Zealand
North Auckland Land District
New Zealand
Otago Land District
New Zealand
South Auckland Land District
New Zealand
Southland Land District
New Zealand
Taranaki Land District
New Zealand
Wellington Land District
New Zealand
Westland Land District

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typification
Type not designated (New Zealand, prob. coll. D. Solander on Cook's firstt voyage).
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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4945281d-aa80-4cd3-b5e7-37804556803f
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27 May 2003
22 January 2016
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