Huon pine, Lagarostrobos franklinii, is a conifer of the family Podocarpaceae found only in the wet forests of western Tasmania, Australia, named for the Huon River in that region. It is exceptionally slow-growing and long-lived, with individual trees and clonal stands estimated at several thousand years old, and its naturally oily, rot-resistant timber made it prized historically for boatbuilding, leading to heavy exploitation that has left the species now protected within Tasmanian conservation reserves.
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System (Realm) Relationship to PeopleSource of Timber or Wood 3 Living or Extinct Scientific NameLagarostrobos franklinii 6 Conservation Status Comparison
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1. Wikidata: Huon Pine
2. GBIF Species API
3. Wikipedia: Lagarostrobos
WikipediaTimber useQuote, Timber use
The chemical giving the timber its unique smell and preservative qualities is methyl eugenol.
4. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ137400, descriptionView the Source 5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Pinales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12387Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12387
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6. Wikidata: Huon Pine
7. Huon Pine (Wikipedia)
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Podocarpaceae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12462Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12462
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