Araucaria bidwillii

Bunya pine
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Araucariales
Family: Araucariaceae
Genus: Araucaria
Section: A. sect. Bunya
Species:
A. bidwillii
Binomial name
Araucaria bidwillii
Hook., 1843[3]

Araucaria bidwillii, commonly known as the bunya pine (/ˈbʌnjə/),[4] banya[5] or bunya-bunya, is a large evergreen coniferous tree in the family Araucariaceae which is endemic to Australia. Its natural range is southeast Queensland with two very small, disjunct populations in northeast Queensland's World Heritage listed Wet Tropics. There are many planted specimens on the Atherton Tableland, in New South Wales, and around the Perth metropolitan area, and it has also been widely planted in other parts of the world. They are very tall trees – the tallest living individual is in Bunya Mountains National Park and was reported by Robert Van Pelt in January 2003 to be 51.5 m (169 ft) in height.

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  2. ^ Thomas, P. (2011). "Araucaria bidwillii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T42195A10660714. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T42195A10660714.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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  4. ^ Stevenson, Angus; Waite, Maurice, eds. (18 August 2011). "bunya". Concise Oxford English Dictionary (Luxury ed.). p. 186. ISBN 978-0-19-960111-0.
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