Araucaria muelleri

Araucariaceae Araucaria muelleri (Carrière) Brongn. & Gris

Etymology
Araucaria refers to ‘Araucania’, the region where A. araucana is found and its indigenous people (Mapuche) are also similarly called ‘Araucanians’.
muelleri refers to the German botanist F. J. H. von Mueller.

Colloquial Name
Mueller’s araucaria

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
6, 60, NWC

Habitat
The natural habitats for Araucaria muelleri are subtropical/tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical/tropical moist montane forests, subtropical/tropical moist shrublands. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 1200 up to 1200 metres. There are no conifers associated with Araucaria muelleri that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 10
Araucaria muelleri 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 muelleri is decreasing. There are ongoing threats for Araucaria muelleri 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 – EN
According to the IUCN Red List, Araucaria muelleri has been assigned the status of EN(Endangered). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species qualifies as Endangered and is very much at risk.

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

Araucaria muelleri 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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