Occurrence
Living Specimen
EDGE • Vulnerable

Davidson C., Christoph S.R. s.n.

January 26, 2010

Australia

This occurrence of Araucaria montana Brongn. & Gris (Davidson C., Christoph S.R. s.n.) was collected on January 26, 2010 in Australia. Flora of the World includes 6 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Araucaria montana--Tasmania. Royal Tasmanian Botanical Garden. 26 Jan 2010. 372 (4).jpg

Araucaria montana--Tasmania. Royal Tasmanian Botanical Garden. 26 Jan 2010. 372 (4).jpg

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Pinopsida

Order

Pinales

Family

Araucariaceae

Genus

Araucaria

Specific Epithet

montana

Authorship

Brongn. & Gris

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

High

ED 8.5

Sits on a long, isolated branch of the plant tree of life, with relatively few close relatives.

EDGE List

Threat status

Vulnerable

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

2.1

Global rank

#195 of 1,090

Top 1,000 globally

This lineage appears to have diverged from its closest living relatives roughly 8 million years ago — a long, lonely branch of the plant tree of life.

Source: Gymnosperms EDGE assessment →