Araucaria subulata

Araucariaceae Araucaria subulata Vieill.

Etymology
Araucaria refers to ‘Araucania’, the region where A. araucana is found and its indigenous people (Mapuche) are also similarly called ‘Araucanians’.
subulara refers to ‘subulate’; indicating its foliage is slender and tapering to a point (awl-shaped).

Colloquial Name
Narrow-leaf araucaria

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
6, 60, NWC

Habitat
The natural habitats for Araucaria subulata are subtropical/tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical/tropical moist montane forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 1100 up to 1100 metres. There are no conifers associated with Araucaria subulata that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 10
Araucaria subulata 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 subulata is stable. There are ongoing threats for Araucaria subulata and they are listed as follows:

• 5 Natural System Modifications
  • 5.1 Fire & Fire Suppression

IUCN Category – NT
According to the IUCN Red List, Araucaria subulata has been assigned the status of NT(Near Threatened). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species is not threatened, but is close to having this status.

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

Araucaria subulata 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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