Araucaria heterophylla, the Norfolk Island pine or Norfolk pine, is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae endemic to Norfolk Island, an external territory of Australia in the Pacific Ocean between New Zealand and New Caledonia. Despite its common names it is not a true pine, which belong to the family Pinaceae, and it is also called star pine, Polynesian pine, triangle tree or living Christmas tree for the symmetrical shape it has as a sapling.
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Classification
Living or ExtinctDerived from this species' own Conservation Status: this atlas's IUCN category list has no Extinct value, so a set conservation-status is itself evidence of living status (w-bfill-g5-0924 browse backfill). Identification
Distinguishing AppearanceStraight vertical trunk with five almost horizontal or slightly oblique branches per tier, forming symmetrical floors 1 Scientific Name Conservation Status Sources
1. Wikipedia: Araucaria heterophylla
Lead, sentence 1
Araucaria heterophylla (synonym A. excelsa) is a species of conifer.
Conservation and weediness
The IUCN classifies the species as vulnerable.
Description, paragraph 1
From the straight trunk, it emits five almost horizontal or slightly oblique branches, forming floors
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