| Araucaria hunsteinii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Araucariales |
| Family: | Araucariaceae |
| Genus: | Araucaria |
| Section: | A. sect. Intermedia |
| Species: | A. hunsteinii
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| Binomial name | |
| Araucaria hunsteinii | |
Araucaria hunsteinii (Klinki , Klinkii or "Klinky", native names Rassu and Pai[citation needed]) is a species of Araucaria native to the mountains of Papua New Guinea. It is threatened by habitat loss.
It is a very large evergreen tree (the tallest in New Guinea, and the tallest species in its family), growing to 50–80 metres (164–262 ft) tall, exceptionally to 90 metres (295 ft), with a trunk up to 3 metres (10 ft) diameter. The branches are horizontal, produced in whorls of five or six. The leaves are spirally arranged, scale-like or awl-like, 6–12 centimetres (2–5 in) long and 1.5–2 centimetres (5⁄8–3⁄4 in) broad at the base, with a sharp tip; leaves on young trees are shorter (under 9 centimetres (4 in)) and narrower (under 1.5 centimetres (5⁄8 in)). It is usually monoecious with male and female cones on the same tree; the pollen cones are long and slender, up to 20 centimetres (8 in) long and 1 centimetre (3⁄8 in) broad; the seed cones are oval, up to 25 centimetres (10 in) long and 14–16 centimetres (5+1⁄2–6+1⁄4 in) broad. The seed cones disintegrate at maturity to release the numerous 3–4 centimetres (1–1+1⁄2 in) long nut-like seeds.
- ^ Thomas, P. (2013). "Araucaria hunsteinii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T32836A2825399. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T32836A2825399.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.