Araucariaceae |
Araucaria heterophylla (Salisb.) Franco
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- Common Name: Norfolk Island Pine
- Family: Araucariaceae Henkel & Hochst.
- Country of Origin: Norfolk Island - about 1500 km east of Australia
- Habitat: Endemic to lowland areas of Norfolk Island
- Description: [syn Araucaria excelsa]
Mature trees to 200 feet, pyramidal; juvenile leaves awl-shaped, incurved, laterally flattened, decurrent, light green, soft, to 1/2 inches long; adult leaves closely overlapping, lanceolate-ovate to triangular with blunt incurved apex and obscure midrib; male cones 1.5 to 2 inches long, female cones sub-globose, 3-5 inches long, 3-6 inches in diameter, the mucro at tip of scales short, not recurved.
- Uses: This species is a good example of 'topophysis', where cuttings take from vigorous upright material will inherit the normal upright growth of the species, but cuttings taken from horizontal branches will root, but will maintain a horizontal growth habit rather than the normal upright growth.
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Accession Data:- Accession # 198502658
- Source: Unknown
- Accession Date: 12-31-1985
- Bench: 3309 - Gymnosperms
- Qty: 2 confirmed on 03-06-2008
Classification:- Division: Pinophyta
- Class: Pinopsida
- SubClass: gymnosperms
- Order: Pinales
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- Family: Araucariaceae
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References:Hortus Third, LH Bailey Hortorium, 1976 Plant Propagation, Hartmann and Kester, 1975
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