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Norfolk Island Pine
Araucaria heterophylla
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Plantae ›Phylum: Tracheophyta ›Class: Pinopsida ›Order: Pinales ›Family: Araucariaceae ›Genus: Araucaria
About
Araucaria heterophylla (synonym A. excelsa) is a vascular plant in the ancient and now disjointly distributed conifer family Araucariaceae. As its vernacular name Norfolk Island pine implies, the tree is endemic to Norfolk Island, a small island in the Pacific Ocean between New Zealand and New Caledonia, about 1440 km east of Sydney, Australia. The genus Araucaria occurs across the South Pacific, especially concentrated in New Caledonia (about 700 km due north of Norfolk Island) where 13 closely...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Norfolk Island Pine is Araucaria heterophylla.
- Norfolk Island Pine belongs to the kingdom Plantae.
- Norfolk Island Pine belongs to the phylum Tracheophyta.
- Norfolk Island Pine belongs to the class Pinopsida.
- Norfolk Island Pine belongs to the order Pinales.
- Norfolk Island Pine belongs to the family Araucariaceae.
- Norfolk Island Pine belongs to the genus Araucaria.