Araucaria biramulata

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	CONIFEROPSIDA	CONIFERALES	ARAUCARIACEAE

Scientific Name:	Araucaria biramulata
Species Authority:	J.Buchholz

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Vulnerable B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v); C2a(i) 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:
This species qualifies for Vulnerable on the basis of its limited extent of occurrence, the severe fragmentation and ongoing decline of its subpopulations due to fire and mining. The number of mature individual is estimated to be less than <10,000 with no subpopulation containing more than 1,000 mature individuals.

History:

1998	–	Lower Risk/conservation dependent (Oldfield et al. 1998)
1997	–	Rare (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Araucaria biramulata is primarily found in the southern part of New Caledonia although two localities are known from isolated ultramafic massifs in the north. Occurs from 190 to 1,150 m.
Countries:	Native: New Caledonia
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Population [top]

Population:	The total population size is estimated to be less than 10,000 mature individuals; no single locality or subpopulation contains more than 1,000 trees.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Primarily found as a scattered emergent tree in dense humid evergreen forest at low to mid altitudes and in areas with 1,500 to 3,000 mm precipitation. It is restricted to ultrabasic soils.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Open cast mining and its associated activities are the principal threats in the northern part of its range (Mt Kaala/ Piton de Pandoup and Kopeto). Southern populations, including those in protected areas are mainly threatened by fires which prevent regeneration and increase fragmentation.

Major Threat(s):

Open cast mining and its associated activities are the principal threats in the northern part of its range (Mt Kaala/ Piton de Pandoup and Kopeto). Southern populations, including those in protected areas are mainly threatened by fires which prevent regeneration and increase fragmentation.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Well-protected subpopulations exist in Rivière Bleue Provincial Park.

Conservation Actions:

Well-protected subpopulations exist in Rivière Bleue Provincial Park.

Citation:	Thomas, P. 2010. Araucaria biramulata. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 May 2013.
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