Araucaria angustifolia

Araucariaceae Araucaria angustifolia (Bertol.) Kuntze

Etymology
Araucaria refers to ‘Araucania’, the region where A. araucana is found and its indigenous people (Mapuche) are also similarly called ‘Araucanians’.
angustifolia refers to ‘narrow leaves’; indicating its leaves are narrower than those of A. araucana.

Colloquial Name
Parana pine, Candelabra tree

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
8, 84, BZL, BZL-MG, BZL-SP, BZS, BZS-PR, BZS-RS, BZS-SC, 85, AGE, AGE-MI, PAR

Habitat
The natural habitats for Araucaria angustifolia are subtropical/tropical moist lowland forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 2300 up to 2300 metres. There are no conifers associated with Araucaria angustifolia that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 9
Araucaria angustifolia is hardy to USDA Zone 9 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -6.7C (20F) to -1.1C (30F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Araucaria angustifolia is unknown. There are ongoing threats for Araucaria angustifolia and they are listed as follows:

• 1 Habitat Loss & Degradation
  • 1.1 Agriculture & Forestry
• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.2 Biological Resource Use
  • 2.1 Logging & Wood Harvesting

IUCN Category – CR
According to the IUCN Red List, Araucaria angustifolia has been assigned the status of CR(Critically Endangered). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species qualifies as Critically endangered and is on the brink of being extinct in the wild.

Superordinate Taxa
The nearest superordinate taxon for Araucaria angustifolia is Sect. Araucaria. The coordinate taxa for Araucaria angustifolia are therefore:

Araucaria angustifolia is also placed under Araucariaceae. This family is mostly located on the southern hemisphere, whith New Caledonia as its hotspot for Araucariaceae diversity.

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Cultivars
‘Elegans’, ‘Ridolfiana’, ‘Saviana’