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Rimu

Conifers and Other Gymnosperms

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.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Used in Traditional Medicine 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Dacrydium cupressinum 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 5
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Plantae, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Rimu

In Biome

Temperate Forest, Biomes
Source Plants For A Future: Dacrydium cupressinum
In the Other Atlases

Found In

New Zealand

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Dacrydium cupressinum (Wikipedia)
  • article text (relationship to people), EntityId 316230
    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
  • Lead, sentence naming the group it belongs to
    Dacrydium cupressinum, commonly known as rimu, is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae, native to New Zealand.
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2. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)View the Source
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
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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Pinales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12387
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12387
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Pinales","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]
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5. Rimu (Wikipedia)
infobox status=LCView the Source
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Podocarpaceae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12462
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12462
"cites_listing":"II/III/NC","eu_listing":"B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Pinales","family":"Podocarpaceae"},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Podocarps","language":"EN"},{"name":"Pinos chaquiros","language":"ES"},{"name":"Podocarpes","language":"FR"},{"name":"罗汉松科","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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Plant (Wikipedia)
Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
Quote, Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.
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Plants For A Future: Dacrydium cupressinum
Plants For A FutureIn Biome: Temperate Forest, Habitats
Quote, In Biome: Temperate Forest, Habitats
Lowland and montane forests to 800 metres, on North, South and Stewart Islands
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