Araucaria biramulata

Araucariaceae Araucaria biramulata J.T. Buchholz

Etymology
Araucaria refers to ‘Araucania’, the region where A. araucana is found and its indigenous people (Mapuche) are also similarly called ‘Araucanians’.
biramulata “refers to the characteristic twice-branched character vegetative twigs” according to its author.

Colloquial Name
Biramule araucaria, Piggyback araucaria

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
6, 60, NWC

Habitat
The natural habitats for Araucaria biramulata are subtropical/tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical/tropical moist montane forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 1000 up to 1000 metres. There are no conifers associated with Araucaria biramulata that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 10
Araucaria biramulata is hardy to USDA Zone 10 (estimated), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -1.1C (30F) to 4.4C (40F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Araucaria biramulata is decreasing. Currently, there exist about 10000 mature specimen. There are ongoing threats for Araucaria biramulata and they are listed as follows:

• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.3 Mining & Quarrying
• 5 Natural System Modifications
  • 5.1 Fire & Fire Suppression

IUCN Category – VU
According to the IUCN Red List, Araucaria biramulata has been assigned the status of VU(Vulnerable). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species qualifies as Vulnerable and is of risk.

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

Araucaria biramulata 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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