Dacrydium, a genus of coniferous trees of the yew family, but more allied to Podocarpus. There are twelve species—Malayan, Tasmanian, and of New Zealand. Dacrydium cupressinum of New Zealand is best known in Britain, on account of the beauty of its pendulous foliage. D. franklinii, the so-called Huon Pine, and D. taxifolium, the Kakaterra tree, yield valuable timber.
Dacrydium
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 3: Catarrh to Dion, p. 650
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