Araucaria columnaris

Araucaria columnaris
Araucaria columnaris grove in native New Caledonia habitat.
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Pinophyta
Class:	Pinopsida
Order:	Pinales
Family:	Araucariaceae
Genus:	Araucaria
Species:	A. columnaris
Binomial name
Araucaria columnaris J.R.Forst. Hook.

Araucaria columnaris, the Coral reef araucaria, is a unique species of conifer in the Araucariaceae family. It is endemic to New Caledonia in the southwestern Pacific. It is a distinctive narrowly conical tree to 60 metres (200 ft) tall. The female cone is 10-15 cm. long by 7-11 cm. wide.

Ornamental tree

Araucaria columnaris is among the most common Araucarias planted as an ornamental tree and street tree in warm temperate climates. It is cultivated in gardens and public landscapes in Queensland, northern New Zealand, southern California, Mexico, and Hawaii. ^[1]

Araucaria columnaris - ornamental tree in Maui garden, Hawaii.

Araucaria columnaris - foliage in New Caledonia.

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Araucaria columnaris

• Endemia.NewCaledonia - Araucaria columnaris - Maps & text
• IUCN Red List: Araucaria columnaris; Conifer Specialist Group 1998. - Downloaded on 10 July 2007.
• All IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

External links

• Conifers.org: Araucaria columnaris (coral reef araucaria) description & images
• Foster Garden, Honolulu, Hawai'i. - Araucaria columnaris image.
• University of Murcia World plants virtual gallery: 'Araucaria columnaris'

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