Common Names
Narrow-leaf araucaria (1).Taxonomic notes
Syn: A. balansae Brong. et Griseb. (1).Description
"A columnar tree to 50 m tall. Bark gray, exfoliating in thin strips. Branches in one plane in a sharp V-like pattern or in a U-like pattern, 5-9 mm. in diameter. Juvenile leaves needle-like, narrowly lanceolate, curved inwards. Adult leaves scale-like, midrib prominent, lanceolate, curved inwards, 4-6 mm. long by 2-2.5 mm. wide, keeled dorsally. Male cone cylindrical, 5-10 cm. long by 1.2-1.3 cm. wide, pollen sacs 10, microsporophylls triangular. Female cone globose, 11-12 cm. long by 7-9 cm. wide, bracts short, to 6 mm. long. Seeds to 3 cm. long, nuts ovate, wings nearly rectangular. Germination epigeal" (1).Range
New Caledonia: Ignambi; Canala; Mt. Dzumac; Mt. des Sources, 320-1900 m (1).Big Tree
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Citations
(1) Silba 1986.[Araucaria] [Araucariaceae] [home]
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Edited by Christopher J. Earle
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Last modified on 21-Dec-98