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Norfolk Island Pine Plant Basic Info: Common Name: Norfolk Island pine, Norfolk pine, Australian Pine. Botanical Name: Araucaria heterophylla. Plant Family: Araucariaceae. Type of Plant: Tree ...
Norfolk Island Pine Plant Basic Info: Common Name: Norfolk Island pine, Norfolk pine, Australian Pine. Botanical Name: Araucaria heterophylla. Plant Family: Araucariaceae. Type of Plant ...
Araucaria heterophylla (synonym A. excelsa) is a species of conifer.As its vernacular name Norfolk Island pine (or Norfolk pine) implies, the tree is endemic to Norfolk Island, an external territory of Australia located in the Pacific Ocean between New Zealand and New Caledonia.
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Araucaria (/ æ r ɔː ˈ k ɛər i ə /; original pronunciation: [a.ɾawˈka.ɾja]) [2] is a genus of evergreen coniferous trees in the family Araucariaceae.While today they are largely confined to the Southern Hemisphere, during the Jurassic and Cretaceous they were globally distributed.
Foliage of Araucaria heterophylla (Norfolk Island Pine), a well-known Norfolk Island endemic This is a list of vascular plants that are indigenous to, or naturalised on, Norfolk Island . The list is based on the most recent authoritative treatment of Norfolk Island, the 1994 Flora of Australia 49 .
Araucaria cunninghamii is a species of Araucaria known as hoop pine. Other less commonly used names include colonial pine, Queensland pine, [3] Dorrigo pine, Moreton Bay pine and Richmond River pine. [1] The scientific name honours the botanist and explorer Allan Cunningham, who collected the first specimens in the 1820s.
Araucaria columnaris is a distinctive narrowly conical tree growing up to 60 m (200 ft) tall in its native habit. The trees have a slender, spire-like crown. [3] The shape of young trees strongly resembles A. heterophylla.