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Araucaria heterophylla (Norfolk Island Pine) |
Araucaria heterophylla (ARAUCARIACEAE.)
Images for this profile are taken from the Maltese Islands at or after year 2000. |
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| Nomenclature and Basic Information |
Species name : |
Araucaria heterophylla(Salisbury) Franco | Synonyms :
(basionym or principal syn.) |
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Plant Family : | Araucariaceae
Henkel & W. Hochstetter (The Araucaria Family)
2 species from the Araucariaceae family are recorded from the Maltese Islands. | English name(s) : | Norfolk Island Pine | Maltese name(s) : | Awrikarja kbira | Status for Malta : | Introduced species for horticulture (flowering plants) or agriculture (herbs or fruiting trees) usually within the last 30-150 years and persist for long after their original location or site is abandoned. They do not widespread but usually remain as a single tree or a very localised population. | Frequency : | Data not available - casual in the wild as a garden/field escape | Growth form : |
Raunkiaer lifeform [info]: Macro-Phanerophyte (high trees usually over 10m )
Germination [info]: Dicotyledon | Legal Protection [link]: | Not Protected by Law (LN200/2011 or LN311/2006) | Red List (1989) : | Not listed in the Red Data Book of the Maltese Islands | Flowering Time : | All year | Colour of Flowers: | Inconspicuous |
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| Species Description and Distribution |
Habitat in Europe: |
Data will be available in the next update of this website. |
Preferred habitat in Malta: |
A rather frequent ornamental tree commonly found in parks, cemeteries, hotels, public gardens, etc. but it is seldom encountered in the wild after being abandoned |
Botanical Description: |
Data will be available in the next update of this website. |
Occurrences in Europe and the Mediterranean region.
(Euro+Med Checklist, 2017) -
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