Dacrydium

Genus of evergreen coniferous trees in the family Podocarpaceae, with 25 species native to Southeast Asia and New Zealand. They have scale-like leaves similar to those of cypress trees. Many are valued for their timber.

The rimu or red pine D. cupressinum of New Zealand grows to 40 m/130 ft and is common in low-lying forest areas; the huon pine D. franklinii of Tasmania resembles a weeping cypress; the silver pine D. colensoi is a very hardy tree with grey, flaking bark, it grows to 15 m/50 ft in shady forests in New Zealand; the mountain pine D. bidwillii is a shrub that grows to 3 m/10 ft in areas of open mountainous scrub in New Zealand.