- Araucaria hunsteinii
Taxobox
status = LR/nt | status_system = IUCN2.3
regnum =Plant ae
divisio =Pinophyta
classis = Pinopsida
ordo =Pinales
familia =Araucariaceae
genus = "Araucaria "
species = "A. hunsteinii"
binomial = "Araucaria hunsteinii"
binomial_authority = K.Schum.
synonyms ="Araucaria hunsteinii" (Klinki or Klinkii) is a species of "
Araucaria " native to the mountains ofPapua New Guinea . It is threatened byhabitat loss .It is a very large
evergreen tree (the tallest inNew Guinea , and the tallest species in its family), growing to 50–80 m tall, exceptionally to 90 m, with a trunk up to 3 m diameter. The branches are horizontal, produced in whorls of five or six. The leaves are spirally arranged, scale-like or awl-like, 6-12 cm long and 1.5-2 cm broad at the base, with a sharp tip; leaves on young trees are shorter (under 9 cm) and narrower (under 1.5 cm). It is usually monoecious with male and female cones on the same tree; the pollen cones are long and slender, up to 20 cm long and 1 cm broad; the seed cones are oval, up to 25 cm long and 14-16 cm broad. The seed cones disintegrate at maturity to release the numerous 3-4 cm long nut-likeseed s.Cultivation and uses
It is a fast-growing tree, and is being tested as a potentially important
timber crop in tropical highland climates.References
*Conifer Specialist Group 1998. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/32836/all Araucaria hunsteinii] . Downloaded on 10 July 2007.
*Howcroft, N. H. S. (1978). Data sheets on species undergoing genetic impoverishment: Araucaria hunsteinii. "Forest Genetics Resources Information" 8: 31-37.
*Russo, R. O., & Briscoe, C. B. (2002). Performance of Klinki ("Araucaria hunsteinii" K. Schuman) in the Humid Tropics of Costa Rica. "Journal of Sustanable Forestry" 14 (4): 13-18.
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