Araucaria cunninghamii Aiton ex A.Cunn. belongs to the Araucariaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Araucaria cunninghamii--South Africa. Durban Botanic Garden. 24 Nov. 02. 146.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Order
Pinales
Family
Araucariaceae
Genus
Araucaria
Specific Epithet
cunninghamii
Authorship
Aiton ex A.Cunn.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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 →Location
Bolivia, La Paz, Franz Tamayo (Durban Botanic Gardens)
36.728611, 2.194444
Location Remarks
70 St. Thomas Road, Durban
Collectors
No collectors specified
