Araucaria cunninghamii

Araucaria cunninghamii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Araucariales
Family: Araucariaceae
Genus: Araucaria
Section: A. sect. Eutacta
Species:
A. cunninghamii
Binomial name
Araucaria cunninghamii
Synonyms[2]
  • Altingia cunninghamii (Mudie) Corrie
  • Eutassa cunninghamii (Mudie) G.Don
  • Eutacta cunninghamii (Mudie) Link

Araucaria cunninghamii is a species of Araucaria known as hoop pine. Other less commonly used names include colonial pine, Queensland pine,[3] Dorrigo pine, Moreton Bay pine and Richmond River pine.[1] The scientific name honours the botanist and explorer Allan Cunningham, who collected the first specimens in the 1820s.

  1. ^ a b Thomas, P. (2011). "Araucaria cunninghamii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T32835A9734286. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T32835A9734286.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Araucaria cunninghamii". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Hoop Pine". Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries. Archived from the original on 25 February 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2017.