Araucaria bidwillii--CA. McConnell Arboretum, Redding. 4 Jun 07. 213.jpg
Endemic to Queensland; introduced into Réunion (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Showing the global range from POWO; no georeferenced specimens for this taxon.
Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO
Location
United States, California (McConnell Arboretum and Gardens)
Location Remarks
In Turtle Bay Exploration Park, 840 Sundial Bridge Dr., Redding
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Order
Pinales
Family
Araucariaceae
Genus
Araucaria
Specific Epithet
bidwillii
Authorship
Hook.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Very high
ED 20.7
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
1.2
Global rank
#334 of 1,090
Top 1,000 globally
This lineage appears to have diverged from its closest living relatives roughly 16 million years ago — a long, lonely branch of the plant tree of life.
Source: Gymnosperms EDGE assessment →