Araucaria bernieri
J.Buchholz
Araucariaceae
Eutassa bernieri (J.Buchholz) de Laub.
Common Name:
General Information
Araucaria bernieri is an evergreen tree with a narrowly columnar crown; it can grow 40 - 50 metres tall[
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- The Gymnosperm Database
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The tree is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood.
In the past, this species was under some pressure from logging. Currently the major threats are various activities associated with mining such as road building and waste storage and fires whose frequency prevents the regeneration or expansion of remnant stands.The plant is classified as 'Vulnerable' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[
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- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
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Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
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- The Gymnosperm Database
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- http://www.conifers.org/index.htm
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- A vast amount of information on conifers and families of gymnosperms.
Range
Pacific - New Caledonia.
Habitat
A scattered, emergent tree in moist evergreen forest, occasionally found along stream beds; restricted to soils derived from ultramafic rock; at lower elevations up to 700 metres[
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- The Gymnosperm Database
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- http://www.conifers.org/index.htm
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- A vast amount of information on conifers and families of gymnosperms.
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- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
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- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
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Properties
| Conservation Status | Vulnerable |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Tree |
| Height | 45.00 m |
| Pollinators | Wind |
| Self-fertile | No |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Grows wild on soils derived from ultramafic rock329].
Edible Uses
No mention of edibility has been seen for this species, though many, if not all, of the species in this genus are likely to have edible seeds[
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- Plants for a Future
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- Ken Fern
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- Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
]. The seeds of this species are around 3cm long, produced in a cone to 10cm long and 8cm wide[
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- The Gymnosperm Database
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- http://www.conifers.org/index.htm
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- A vast amount of information on conifers and families of gymnosperms.
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Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The wood is of high quality and is exploited locally[
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- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
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- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
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Propagation
Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in individual containers[
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- Growing from Seed. Volume 2.
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- Rice. G. (Editor)
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- Thompson and Morgan.
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- 1988
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- Very readable magazine with lots of information on propagation. An interesting article on Ensete ventricosum.
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- Brazilian Trees. Volume 1. 4th Edition.
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- Lorenzi. H.
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- Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil.
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- 2002
- ISBN
- 85-86714-17-8
- Description
- Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best.
]. The seed usually germinates in 1 - 2 months at 15°c[
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- Growing from Seed. Volume 2.
- Publication
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- Author
- Rice. G. (Editor)
- Publisher
- Thompson and Morgan.
- Year
- 1988
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- Very readable magazine with lots of information on propagation. An interesting article on Ensete ventricosum.
]. The plants have a rather sparse root system and are best placed in their final positions as soon as possible.
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
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