''Dacrycarpus imbricatus'' is a species of

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in the family

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. It is found in

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, southern

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, the

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, and

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. It is a tall tree up to high.

Varieties

Three varieties are accepted: * ''Dacrycarpus imbricatus'' var. ''curvulus'' – Java and Sumatra * ''Dacrycarpus imbricatus'' var. ''imbricatus'' – southern China, Indochina,

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, Vanuatu, and Fiji * ''Dacrycarpus imbricatus'' var. ''robustus'' – Borneo, Philippines, Maluku, and New Guinea

References

imbricatus Least concern plants Trees of China Trees of Fiji Trees of Indo-China Trees of Malesia Trees of New Guinea Trees of Vanuatu Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Flora of the Borneo montane rain forests Plants described in 1827 {{conifer-stub