Araucaria cunninghamii var. papuana

Araucariaceae Araucaria cunninghamii var. papuana Lauterb.

Etymology
Araucaria refers to ‘Araucania’, the region where A. araucana is found and its indigenous people (Mapuche) are also similarly called ‘Araucanians’.
cunninghamii refers to the plant colector A. Cunningham.
papuana refers to Papua/Papua New Guinea; indicating its natural habitat.

Colloquial Name
New Guinea hoop pine

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 2 subordinate taxa for Araucaria cunninghamii:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
4, 43, NWG, NWG-IJ, NWG-PN

Habitat
The natural habitats for Araucaria cunninghamii var. papuana are subtropical/tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical/tropical moist montane forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 3400 up to 3400 metres. Other conifers associated with Araucaria cunninghamii var. papuana are:

USDA Hardiness zone – 10
Araucaria cunninghamii var. papuana 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 cunninghamii var. papuana is unknown. There are ongoing threats for Araucaria cunninghamii var. papuana and they are listed as follows:

• 1 Habitat Loss & Degradation
  • 1.1 Agriculture & Forestry
• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.1 Logging & Wood Harvesting
• 5 Natural System Modifications
  • 5.1 Fire & Fire Suppression

IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Araucaria cunninghamii var. papuana 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 cunninghamii is Sect. Eutaca. The coordinate taxa for Araucaria cunninghamii are therefore:

Araucaria cunninghamii var. papuana 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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