Araucaria heterophylla
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Family Araucariaceae
Taxonomy: Araucaria heterophylla (Salisb.) Franco
Synonyms: 8 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Abies columbaria (Dum.Cours.) Dum.Cours. (taxonomic synonym)
- Araucaria excelsa R.Br. (pro parte taxonomic synonym)
- Columbea excelsa (R.Br.) Spreng. (taxonomic synonym)
- Dombeya excelsa Lamb. (pro parte taxonomic synonym)
- Eutacta excelsa (R.Br.) Link (taxonomic synonym)
- Eutassa heterophylla Salisb. (nomenclatural synonym)
- Pinus australasia Bosc (taxonomic synonym)
- Pinus columbaria Dum.Cours. (taxonomic synonym)
Misapplied names: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Cupressus columnaris G.Forst. (pro parte misapplied)
Distribution (APC): LHI (naturalised), NI
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (4), ABRS_2023 (21), NHNSW_2024 (23), RBGK_2014 (1), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 18 traits from 52 records in 6 datasets.
Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.
flower morphology
- sex_type (categorical): monoecious (1) [sources: ABRS_2022]
fruit morphology
- fruit_length (numerical): 66.25 mm (40-100 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2024]
- fruit_width (numerical): 50.75 mm (10-100 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2024]
- fruit_type (categorical): strobilus (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2024]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 5.5 mm (4-7 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2024]
- leaf_width (numerical): 4.5 mm (3-6 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2024]
- leaf_type (categorical): broadleaf (1) [sources: NHNSW_2024]
- leaf_shape (categorical): widely_ovate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2024]
- leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): involute (1) [sources: NHNSW_2024]
- leaf_arrangement (categorical): imbricate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2024]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2024]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): tree (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2022]
seed morphology
- seed_dry_mass (numerical): 1996.6 mg (1996.6-1996.6 mg) [sources: RBGK_2014]
- seed_length (numerical): 27.5 mm (25-30 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2024]
- seed_width (numerical): 14 mm (13-15 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2024]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 70 m (70-70 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2024]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| NHNSW_2024 | 13 | 23 | N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on December, 2023.. 2024. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| ABRS_2023 | 11 | 21 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| ABRS_2022 | 4 | 4 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| RBGK_2014 | 1 | 1 | Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID). 2014. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |