84.0137
This occurrence of Araucaria araucana (Molina) K.Koch (84.0137) was collected on February 9, 2004 in United States. Flora of the World includes 7 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.
Araucaria araucana, 84.0137--CA. UC Berkeley Bot. Gard. 10 Feb 04. 152.jpg
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Order
Pinales
Family
Araucariaceae
Genus
Araucaria
Specific Epithet
araucana
Authorship
(Molina) K.Koch
Taxonomic Opinions
Conservation (EDGE)
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Very high
ED 56.1
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
26.8
Global rank
#8 of 1,090
Top 100 globally
This lineage appears to have diverged from its closest living relatives roughly 28 million years ago — a long, lonely branch of the plant tree of life.
Source: Gymnosperms EDGE assessment →