Araucaria heterophylla

Threats

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	CONIFEROPSIDA	CONIFERALES	ARAUCARIACEAE

Scientific Name:

Species Authority:

(Salisb.) Franco

Common Name/s:

English

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Norfolk Island Pine

Red List Category & Criteria:

Vulnerable B1+2c ver 2.3

Year Assessed:

1998

Annotations:

Needs updating

Assessor/s

Conifer Specialist Group

History:

1997

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Vulnerable

Range Description:	The Norfolk Island pine has experienced large historical population declines in its natural range.
Countries:	Native: Norfolk Island

Systems:	Terrestrial

Systems:

Terrestrial

Major Threat(s):	Much of the habitat continues to be converted into agriculture and human habitation.

Major Threat(s):

Much of the habitat continues to be converted into agriculture and human habitation.

Conservation Actions:	The species is very widely planted throughout the world.

Conservation Actions:

The species is very widely planted throughout the world.

Citation:	Conifer Specialist Group 1998. Araucaria heterophylla. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 08 November 2009.
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