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Hoop Pine

Conifers and Other Gymnosperms

Hoop pine, Araucaria cunninghamii, is a conifer of the family Araucariaceae native to eastern Australia and New Guinea, recognizable by the distinctive horizontal ring-like bands, or hoops, formed as bark peels away from the trunk. It is an important timber species in Queensland and New South Wales, grown in plantations for its fine, even-grained wood used in furniture, veneer and construction.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Relationship to People
Agricultural or Structural Pest 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Scientific Name
Araucaria cunninghamii 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 4
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Araucaria, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Hoop Pine

In Biome

Source Araucaria cunninghamii (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Araucaria cunninghamii (Wikipedia)
  • Subspecies
    Araucaria cunninghamii var. papuana, New Guinea, on the mountains of Papua New Guinea, and in Irian Jaya, Indonesia, at 100-2,700 m elevation.
  • Pests
    The plantations in Queensland have been subject to damage by a native rat species, Rattus tunneyi, which digs to the roots of a semi-mature tree and kills it.
  • Lead, sentence naming the group it belongs to
    Araucaria cunninghamii is a species of conifer in the family Araucariaceae, known as hoop pine.
  • In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, article text (habitat biome), EntityId 316226, target B16265
    The species is found in the dry rainforests of New South Wales and Queensland and in New Guinea.
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2. Wikidata: Hoop Pine
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q1394414, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Wikidata Q1394414 (P225 taxon name)
  • Child Taxon Of: Araucaria, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Pinales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12387
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12387
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Pinales","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]
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4. Hoop Pine (Wikipedia)
infobox status=LCView the Source
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Araucaria
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12872
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12872
"cites_listing":"I/NC","eu_listing":"A/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Pinales","family":"Araucariaceae"},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]
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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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