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Araucaria montana

Botanical Name: Araucaria montana

Common Name: Mountain Araucaria

Family: Araucariaceae

Natural Distribution: Pacific - SouthwesternPacific: New Caledonia...extract from the IUCN website (where it is listed as Vulnerable): "This species is found in scattered subpopulations throughout the main island of New Caledonia. An isolated subpopulation occurs on the Ile d'Art. The species occurs at elevations ranging from 500 to 1,400 m."

Taken at the Blue Mountains Botanic Garden, Mt Tomah (NSW, Australia) on the 15th of September 2019...photo shows emerging male pollen cones...Cheers from Oz

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Uploaded on July 29, 2021
Taken on September 15, 2019