Araucaria laubenfelsii
| Araucaria laubenfelsii | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Pinales |
| Family: | Araucariaceae |
| Genus: | Araucaria |
| Species: | A. laubenfelsii |
| Binomial name | |
| Araucaria laubenfelsii Corbasson | |
Araucaria laubenfelsii (De Laubenfels' araucaria) is a species of conifer in the Araucariaceae family. It is found only on Grande Terre, the main island of New Caledonia, mainly on the southern mountains Mont Mou, Mont des Sources, Mont Dzumac and Mont Dou, though smaller populations also exist on Mont Kaala and Mont Canala in the north. It is one of the larger of New Caledonia's native araucaria species, sometimes reaching up to 50 meters in height in emergent rainforest specimens, and potentially living for as long as 500 years or more. As with other New Caledonian araucaria species, Araucaria laubenfelsii is threatened by habitat loss, though southern populations at least are considered to be healthy and it is not currently considered vulnerable or endangered.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Conifer Specialist Group 1998. Araucaria laubenfelsii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Downloaded on 11 May 2016.
- ↑ Araucaria laubenfelsii, The Gymnosperm Database