Araucaria columnaris Hook.

New caledonia pine (en), Pin colonnaire (fr), Araucaria colonnaire (fr)

Species

Gymnosperms > Cupressales > Araucariaceae > Araucaria

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 60 m tall.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality -
Pollination anemogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.5
Mature height (meter) 37.5 - 47.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Often found on coral, this is also the only New Caledonian species of Araucaria to occur on calcareous substrate although it is not restricted to these substrates.
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It is a subtropical plant.
Light 5-8
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-11

Usage

Uses environmental use food material medicinal wood
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use Insecticides (leaf)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 15
Germination luminosity dark
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) 1
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Araucaria columnaris world distribution map, present in Brazil and Pakistan

Conservation status

Araucaria columnaris threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:261688-1
WFO ID wfo-0000260257
COL ID G67J
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 446363
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Araucaria excelsa Araucaria intermedia Araucaria columnaris Araucaria cookii Eutassa columnaris Cupressus columnaris Dombeya excelsa Columbea excelsa Eutacta excelsa Eutacta humilis Eutacta minor Eutacta cookii Araucaria lavoixii