Araucaria columnaris

Araucariaceae Araucaria columnaris (J. R. Forst.) Hook.

Etymology
Araucaria refers to ‘Araucania’, the region where A. araucana is found and its indigenous people (Mapuche) are also similarly called ‘Araucanians’.
columnaris refers to its columnar growth habit.

Colloquial Name
Cook’s pine, New Caledonia pine

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
6, 60, NWC

Habitat
The natural habitats for Araucaria columnaris are sea cliffs and rocky offshore islands . It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 1 up to 100 metres. There are no conifers associated with Araucaria columnaris that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 10
Araucaria columnaris is hardy to USDA Zone 10 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -1.1C (30F) to 4.4C (40F).

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

• 3 Climate Change & Natural Disasters
  • 3.3 Habitat Shifting & Alteration

IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Araucaria columnaris has been assigned the status of LC(Least Concern). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species is not qualified as threatened.

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

Araucaria columnaris 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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