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This occurrence of Araucaria cunninghamii Aiton ex A.Cunn. was collected on November 25, 2002 in Bolivia. Flora of the World includes 3 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Order
Pinales
Family
Araucariaceae
Genus
Araucaria
Specific Epithet
cunninghamii
Authorship
Aiton ex A.Cunn.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Conservation (EDGE)
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Very high
ED 45.2
Among the most evolutionarily isolated plants known — losing it erases an irreplaceable branch of the plant tree of life.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
2.9
Global rank
#123 of 1,090
Top 1,000 globally
This lineage appears to have diverged from its closest living relatives roughly 45 million years ago — a long, lonely branch of the plant tree of life.
Source: Gymnosperms EDGE assessment →