| Rimu | |
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| A mature rimu | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Araucariales |
| Family: | Podocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Dacrydium |
| Species: | D. cupressinum
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| Binomial name | |
| Dacrydium cupressinum | |
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| Natural range of D. cupressinum | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Thalamia cupressina Spreng | |
Dacrydium cupressinum, commonly known as rimu, is a large evergreen coniferous tree endemic to the forests of New Zealand. It is a member of the southern conifer group, the podocarps.
The Māori name rimu comes from the Polynesian term limu which the tree's foliage were reminded of,[3] ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *limut meaning "moss".[4] The former name "red pine" has fallen out of common use.
- ^ Thomas, P. (2013). "Dacrydium cupressinum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T42448A2981038. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T42448A2981038.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:0was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Limu: mosses, seaweed and lichens". Te Māra Reo: The Language Garden. Benton Family Trust. 2022.
- ^ Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen (2010). "*limut: moss, algae". Austronesian Comparative Dictionary. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. Retrieved 7 December 2022.