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Araucaria nemorosa

Synonyms: Eutassa nemorosa (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Araucaria nemorosa (Boise araucaria) is a species of conifer in the Araucariaceae family. It is found only in New Caledonia, an island possession of France in the South Pacific. It is mostly found as a small understory tree, typically growing to no more than 15 meters (though rarely reaching 30m), and relatively shade tolerant, though it can also grow as an emergent from coastal scrub. It has feathery foliage somewhat less spiky than most other Araucaria species, and is found only on serpentine soil, in coastal locations below 100m in altitude.It is threatened by habitat loss and is a critically endangered species with less than 5000 trees remaining in the wild. Low levels of genetic variation in the remaining population and consequent low germination rates of seed produced, are also a con
View Wikipedia Record: Araucaria nemorosa

Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Araucaria nemorosa

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-High
Leaf Type [2]  Evergreen
Structure [2]  Tree

Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) Sites

Name  Location   Map   Climate   Land Use 
Port Boisé New Caledonia

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1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
AZE sites provided by Alliance for Zero Extinction (2010). 2010 AZE Update.
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0