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Boise Araucaria

Conifers and Other Gymnosperms

The Boise araucaria is a conifer in the family Araucariaceae endemic to New Caledonia, growing typically as an understory tree up to 15 meters, occasionally to 30 meters, with feathery foliage less spiky than most other Araucaria species. It grows exclusively on serpentine soil in coastal areas below 100 meters elevation and tolerates shade relatively well. The IUCN Red List classifies it as Critically Endangered, with fewer than 5,000 trees remaining and low genetic variation contributing to poor seed germination. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Relationship to People
Source of Timber or Wood 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Scientific Name
Araucaria nemorosa 3
Conservation Status
Critically Endangered 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Araucaria, Taxa
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Araucaria nemorosa
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Source Araucaria nemorosa (Wikipedia)Article text
Quote, Article text
It is found only in New Caledonia, an island possession of France in the South Pacific.
Sources
1. Araucaria nemorosa (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox: status
    CR
  • Lead, living organism
    Araucaria nemorosa (Boise araucaria) is a species of conifer in the family Araucariaceae.
  • Lead, sentence naming the group it belongs to
    Araucaria nemorosa (Boise araucaria) is a species of conifer in the family Araucariaceae.
  • Habitat and distribution
    is found only on serpentine soil, in coastal locations below 100m in altitude.
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2. Plants For A Future: Araucaria nemorosa - Useful Tropical Plants
Plants For A FutureGeneral Information: wood
Quote, General Information: wood
the tree is still sometimes harvested from the wild for local use of its wood.
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3. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Araucaria nemorosa
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyTaxon record
Quote, Taxon record
"canonicalName": "Araucaria nemorosa"
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Plant (Wikipedia)
Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
Quote, Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.
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