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Accession Data:

Araucaria nemorosa de Laub.

  • sect. Eutacta

  • Common Name: Boise araucaria
  • Family: Araucariaceae Henkel & Hochst.

  • Country of Origin: SE. New Caledonia (near Port Boisé)
  • Habitat: A single population exists at Port Boisé on the southern coast.

  • Description: One of the rarest conifers on earth.
  • Culture: Found only in one site - rainforest 0-50m, ultramafic soils.
  • USDA Zone: 10

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 200800135
  • Source: Chad Husby - FIU
  • Accession Date: 08-29-2008
  • Bench: 3111 - EVO: Equisetum & Cycads
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 11-29-2024
  • Restrictions:
    • IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered Species

Classification:

  • Division: Pinophyta
  • Class: Pinopsida
  • SubClass: Pinidae
  • Order: Araucariales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Araucariaceae
  • SubFamily:
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References (internal):

  • Gymnosperms & Gnetophytes
  • Endemism (endemic)
  • IUCN Redlist Critically Endangered Species
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: New Caledonia

References (external):

  1. Conifers.org
  2. Image #1 courtesy of Chad Husby
  3. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Thursday, September 07, 2017.
  4. WCSP (2016). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Thursday, September 07, 2017.

data regenerated on Fri, 29 Nov 2024 11:51:48 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

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Current Accessions in the Araucariaceae

  • Agathis moorei
  • Agathis robusta
  • Araucaria araucana
  • Araucaria cunninghamii
  • Araucaria heterophylla
  • Araucaria hunsteinii
  • Araucaria nemorosa
  • Wollemia nobilis
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