A number of essential oils of the genus Dacrydium have already been examined, including D. biforme, "pink pine" (1), D. colensoi, "silver pine" (2), D. cupressinum, "rimu" or "red pine" (3), endemic to New Zealand, D. franklinii, "Huon pine" (4), occurring in Tasmania, and the wood-oil of D. elatum (5) from the 551