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Araucaria heterophylla

Herne Bay, Auckland.<br>Photographer: John Sawyer, Date taken: 01/08/2013, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Seedling with 4 cotyledons; close to adult tree, Virginia Lake Reserve, Whanganui.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Date taken: 26/11/2018, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

With sapling.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Date taken: 10/04/2000, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

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Common names

Norfolk Island pine

Biostatus

Exotic

Structural class

Trees & Shrubs - Gymnosperms

Flower colours

No flowers

Conservation status

Not applicable

Detailed taxonomy

Genus

Araucaria

Family

Araucariaceae

Authority

Araucaria heterophylla (Salisb.) Franco

Endemic family

Ecology

Year naturalised

1959

Origin

Norfolk Island

Reason for introduction

Ornamental.

Other information

Etymology

araucaria: Named after the Araucanian indigenous people of Patagonia.

heterophylla: Varied leaves; from the Greek heteros and phullon

NVS code

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

ARAHET

Referencing and citations

References and further reading

Gardner, R., Hambly, G., Kneijber, J. 2000. Araucaria heterophylla (Araucariaceae) and its relatives. Auckland Botanical Society Journal, 55: 83-87

Waller, B. 2001. Some observations on the germination of Araucaria heterophylla (Norfolk island pine) at South Kaipara head. Auckland Botanical Society Journal, 56: 14

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