Rimu, Dacrydium cupressinum, is a conifer of the family Podocarpaceae endemic to New Zealand, recognizable by its drooping, weeping branchlets covered in small scale-like leaves. Historically one of the country's most important native timber trees, its reddish-brown wood was widely used in furniture and house construction through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries before logging restrictions were introduced to protect remaining old-growth stands.
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System (Realm) Relationship to PeopleUsed in Traditional Medicine 2 Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
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1. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
2. Dacrydium cupressinum (Wikipedia)
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D. cupressinum was also used medicinally by Māori: its gum (or sap) was used as a styptic to stop bleeding from wounds; its bark was utilised for decoction to treat wounds, and the inner parts of
3. Wikidata: Rimu
Wikidata- Wikidata Q382469, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Wikidata Q382469 (P225 taxon name)
- Child Taxon Of: Plantae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source 4. Rimu (Wikipedia)
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