Araucaria schmidii

Araucaria schmidii (Schmid araucaria) is a species of conifer in the family Araucariaceae. It is a medium to large tree growing up to 30 meters tall. It is found only in a small area on New Caledonia, with only one contiguous population in an area covering less than one square kilometer on the summit and highest slopes of Mont Panié in the north-east of the main island, Grande Terre, though a few scattered individuals may still be found on surrounding peaks. It is threatened by habitat loss.[2] While the single remaining population is in a protected national park in a remote area, this area is still regularly visited by tourists, and IUCN has expressed concern that the entire population is at risk of being wiped out by a chance event such as the introduction of a fungal disease (e.g. Phytophthora).[3][4]

Araucaria schmidii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Araucariaceae
Genus: Araucaria
Section: A. sect. Eutacta
Species:
A. schmidii
Binomial name
Araucaria schmidii
de Laub.

References
  1. Thomas, P. (2010). "Araucaria schmidii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T30989A9589393. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-2.RLTS.T30989A9589393.en.
  2. Araucaria schmidii, The Gymnosperm Database
  3. Conifer Specialist Group 1998. Araucaria schmidii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Downloaded on 13 May 2016.
  4. "Araucaria schmidii arkive.org". Archived from the original on 2016-05-12. Retrieved 2016-05-25.


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