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Rule's Araucaria

Conifers and Other Gymnosperms

Rule's araucaria is a conifer in the family Araucariaceae, growing to about 30 meters with long, slender branches symmetrically arranged around the trunk, giving mature trees a dome shaped, chandelier like appearance. It is endemic to New Caledonia, restricted almost entirely to dry, nickel rich serpentine soils at elevations up to 1,000 meters. The IUCN Red List classifies it as Endangered, with nickel mining identified as the major cause of its fragmented and scattered population decline. 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 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Araucaria rulei 5
Conservation Status
Endangered 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Araucaria, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Rule's Araucaria
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Sources
1. Araucaria rulei (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox: status
    EN
  • Lead, sentence naming the group it belongs to
    Araucaria rulei (Rule's araucaria) is a species of conifer in the family Araucariaceae.
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2. The Gymnosperm Database: The Gymnosperm Database: Rule's Araucaria
The Gymnosperm DatabaseDistribution and Ecology
Quote, Distribution and Ecology
it grows in woodlands and open country
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3. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
4. 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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5. Wikidata: Rule's Araucaria
Child Taxon Of: Araucaria, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ309491, descriptionView 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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