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Useful Tropical Plants

Dacrycarpus cinctus

(Pilg.) de Laub.

Podocarpaceae


Collectors complain that this species grades into Dacrycarpus compactus, and indeed in the zone of overlap between these two species specimens of Dacrycarpus cinctus have shorter and more robust leaves resembling Dacrycarpus compactus, while the common glaucousness of Dacrycarpus cinctus has been observed to disappear at elevations above 2,950 metres. The two species are substantially different, however, and both become much less common in the elevations where they overlap (2,900 - 3,400 metres). Perhaps hybridization occurs where they overlap[
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Title
The Gymnosperm Database
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http://www.conifers.org/index.htm
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A vast amount of information on conifers and families of gymnosperms.
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+ Synonyms

Bracteocarpus cinctus (Pilg.) A.V.Bobrov & Melikyan

Bracteocarpus dacrydiifolius (Wasscher) A.V.Bobrov & Melikyan

Dacrycarpus dacrydiifolius (Wasscher) Gaussen

Podocarpus cinctus Pilg.

Podocarpus dacrydiifolius Wasscher

Common Name:

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General Information

Dacrycarpus cinctus is an evergreen tree with an open, flat-topped canopy; it can grow up to 33 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be 20 - 90cm in diameter, free of branches for 12 - 20 metres[
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Title
The Gymnosperm Database
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http://www.conifers.org/index.htm
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Description
A vast amount of information on conifers and families of gymnosperms.
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388
Title
Guide to the Trees of Papua New Guinea
Publication
 
Author
Conn. B.J. & Damas. K.Q.
Website
http://www.pngplants.org/PNGtrees/
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
An Internet site giving good descriptions of the trees of Papua New Guinea.
]. In more difficult growing conditions, the plant can be a shrub as little as 2 - 4 metres tall[
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Title
The Gymnosperm Database
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.conifers.org/index.htm
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
A vast amount of information on conifers and families of gymnosperms.
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The tree is harvested from the wild on a small scale for commercial use of its wood.
Dacrycarpus cinctus occurs over a very large area within the Malesian Archipelago and has been collected frequently for herbaria. Despite ongoing decline inferred from exploitation and deforestation in the region, it is currently too widespread and probably too common to meet any of the criteria for a threatened category. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[
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Title
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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Author
 
Website
http://www.iucnredlist.org/
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Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
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Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

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Title
The Gymnosperm Database
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.conifers.org/index.htm
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
A vast amount of information on conifers and families of gymnosperms.
,
451
Title
Flora Malesiana Series 1
Publication
 
Author
Various
Website
http://www.archive.org
Publisher
Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet

Range

Southeast Asia - Indonesia to New Guinea

Habitat

An emergent, dominant tree in montane forest, extending to alpine low 'mossy forest' or shrubland and tree fern grassland where it is often a shrub no more than 4 metres tall; found at elevations from 900 - 3,600 metres[
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Title
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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Author
 
Website
http://www.iucnredlist.org/
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
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Properties

Conservation StatusLeast Concern
Other Uses Rating *  *  *
HabitEvergreen Tree
Height25.00 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details

Dacrycarpus cinctus is native from moderate to high elevations in the tropics of Indonesia and New Guinea. Within its range, the mean annual temperature is around 14.8°c, with an average minimum in the coldest month of 8.7c. The mean annual precipitation is around 2,736mm[
329
Title
The Gymnosperm Database
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.conifers.org/index.htm
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
A vast amount of information on conifers and families of gymnosperms.
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A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if seed is required[
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Title
Seed Leaflets
Publication
 
Author
Various
Website
http://en.sl.life.ku.dk/Publikationer/Udgivelser/PopulaerPublikationer.aspx?katid={D28373CC-6EF3-4EF8-B097-6D83FABF209E}&serieid={9F1C3DB1-6E7B-4CF1-AF53-F480B0CB40EF}&sort=title
Publisher
Forest & Landscape. Denmark
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
A series of leaflets, jointly produced by the University of Copenhagen and the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, focussing on seed information for a number species, but also giving a lot of other information about each plant.
].

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

Large trees of this species will be valuable timber and have undoubtedly been logged for this purpose. Its wood is probably not distinguished from other members of the family and is traded as 'podocarp' wood. Its properties and uses would be similar to those of Dacrycarpus imbricatus. In Sarawak and Sulawesi the wood has been traditionally used for the construction of longhouses[
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Title
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.iucnredlist.org/
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
].

The wood from the various species of Dacrycarpus is very similar and is generally lumped together as 'podocarpus wood'.. The only description we have is for Dacrycarpus imbricatus, which is as follows:-

The wood is fine-grained, resistant to termites and insects, easy to work[
598
Title
Trees of Laos and Vietnam - A Field Guide to 100 species.
Publication
 
Author
Hoang Van Sam; Khamseng Nanthavong; Kessler P.J.A.
Publisher
Blumea
Year
2004
ISBN
 
Description
A detailed guide, with excellent line-drawings, to 100 of the more important trees of Laos and Vietnam. A very good work, giving lots of information about each plant. Originally published in the journal Blumea, it is available as a PDF on the Interne
]. Of moderate quality, it is used for construction, furniture making, boxes, plywood and construction timber[
325
Title
Seed Leaflets
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Author
Various
Website
http://en.sl.life.ku.dk/Publikationer/Udgivelser/PopulaerPublikationer.aspx?katid={D28373CC-6EF3-4EF8-B097-6D83FABF209E}&serieid={9F1C3DB1-6E7B-4CF1-AF53-F480B0CB40EF}&sort=title
Publisher
Forest & Landscape. Denmark
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
A series of leaflets, jointly produced by the University of Copenhagen and the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, focussing on seed information for a number species, but also giving a lot of other information about each plant.
,
701
Title
Asean Tropical Plant Database
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://211.114.21.20/tropicalplant/index.jsp
Publisher
 
Year
 
ISBN
 
Description
Terse details, with photos, of many of the plants growing in the tropical forests of southeast Asia. Gives some details of plant uses along with a description of the plant and its range.
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Propagation

The aril surrounding the seed possibly contains germination inhibitors, and so should be removed from the seed as soon as possible[
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Title
Seed Leaflets
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Author
Various
Website
http://en.sl.life.ku.dk/Publikationer/Udgivelser/PopulaerPublikationer.aspx?katid={D28373CC-6EF3-4EF8-B097-6D83FABF209E}&serieid={9F1C3DB1-6E7B-4CF1-AF53-F480B0CB40EF}&sort=title
Publisher
Forest & Landscape. Denmark
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
A series of leaflets, jointly produced by the University of Copenhagen and the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, focussing on seed information for a number species, but also giving a lot of other information about each plant.
]. Sow the seed in light shade in a nursery seedbed. Germination can take from 2 - 13 weeks[
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Title
Seed Leaflets
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Author
Various
Website
http://en.sl.life.ku.dk/Publikationer/Udgivelser/PopulaerPublikationer.aspx?katid={D28373CC-6EF3-4EF8-B097-6D83FABF209E}&serieid={9F1C3DB1-6E7B-4CF1-AF53-F480B0CB40EF}&sort=title
Publisher
Forest & Landscape. Denmark
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
A series of leaflets, jointly produced by the University of Copenhagen and the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, focussing on seed information for a number species, but also giving a lot of other information about each plant.
].
Rooting of cuttings can be done from coppice material. In a test 7 - 10cm long cuttings were root dipped in ABT. After 3 months 80% of the cuttings had rooted successfully[
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Title
Seed Leaflets
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Author
Various
Website
http://en.sl.life.ku.dk/Publikationer/Udgivelser/PopulaerPublikationer.aspx?katid={D28373CC-6EF3-4EF8-B097-6D83FABF209E}&serieid={9F1C3DB1-6E7B-4CF1-AF53-F480B0CB40EF}&sort=title
Publisher
Forest & Landscape. Denmark
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
A series of leaflets, jointly produced by the University of Copenhagen and the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, focussing on seed information for a number species, but also giving a lot of other information about each plant.
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Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2024-12-05. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Dacrycarpus+cinctus>

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