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Araucaria subulata

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA CONIFEROPSIDA CONIFERALES ARAUCARIACEAE

Scientific Name: Araucaria subulata
Species Authority: Vieill.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Near Threatened ver 3.1
Year Published: 2010
Assessor/s: Thomas, P.
Reviewer/s: Farjon, A. & Gardner, M.
Contributor/s: Munzinger, J., Lowry, P. & Jaffré, T.
Justification:
Although the extent of occurrence and area of occupancy are well within the threshold for Endangered, and although there is a degree of fragmentation between known subpopulations, there does not appear to be enough specific evidence of decline, hence the species is listed as Near Threatened (almost qualifies as threatened under criteria B1a+2a). This may change in the future, so monitoring is required.
History:
1998 – Lower Risk/conservation dependent (Oldfield et al. 1998)
1997 – Not Threatened (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: This species is scattered on the ultramafic massifs in the central and southern mountains from Table Unio to the Rivière Bleue. Occassionally found at altitudes as low as 150 m but more common at higher altitudes, reaching as high as 1,070 m.
Countries:
Native:
New Caledonia
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Population [top]

Population: The majority of the subpopulations are in the south.
Population Trend: Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: It occurs as an emergent tree in dense and humid rainforests, usually in ravines and steep valleys and mostly in montane areas
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): The main potential threats are an increase in the frequency of fire and the associated fragmentation of its habitat.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: Several subpopulations occur in the Rivière Bleu Provincial Park and Montagne des Sources Nature Reserve.
Citation: Thomas, P. 2010. Araucaria subulata. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2013.
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