Araucaria scopulorum

Araucaria scopulorum is a plant of the genus Araucaria (Araucaria ). It is an endemic species of the island belonging to New Caledonia Grande Terre.

Description

Araucaria scopulorum grows as evergreen tree that can reach heights of growth 4-20 meters. The crown is oval shaped. The light gray, almost white bark peels off in thin strips. The feathery branches are 6 to 8 millimeters thick.

In young specimens the approximately 7 mm long leaves are scale-like and bent inward. On older trees which imbricate overlapping, scale-like leaves are ovate with a length of 3 to 4 millimeters and a width of 2.5 to 3 millimeters with a pronounced midrib. The tip is curved.

The male cones are rotated, a cylindrical shape with a length of 3 to 5 centimeters and a diameter of 0.7 to 1.1 centimeters. They contain triangular Mikrosporophylle with six pollen sacs. No description for the female cones. The seed is about 3 inches long and has a broad wings.

Occurrence

The natural range of Araucaria scopulorum includes the north and east of Grande Terre. They are found in the outskirts of Poum in the north and the south and Thio at Cap Bocage near Houailou.

Araucaria scopulorum thrives at altitudes from 0 to 600 meters. It grows mainly in bush forests, pointing to the sea, steep slopes and ridges.

System

Araucaria scopulorum belongs to the section Eutacta within the genus Araucaria (Araucaria ). The first description as Araucaria scopulorum was made in 1969 by David John de Laubenfels in Travaux du Forestier Laboratorie de Toulouse, Volume 1 ( 8), Article 5, p.1

Threats and conservation

Araucaria scopulorum is in the IUCN Red List as "vulnerable" out. The main hazard due to the mine construction is called.

Swell

• Template: Internet resource / maintenance / access date not in ISO format Christopher J. Earle: Araucaria scopulorum. In: The Gymnosperm Database. www.conifers.org, December 12, accessed on 29 June 2011 (English).