''Araucaria bernieri'' (Bernier's columnar araucaria) is a species of
conifer in the family
Araucariaceae
Araucariaceae – also known as araucarians – is an extremely ancient family of coniferous trees. The family achieved its maximum diversity during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods and the early Cenozoic, when it was distributed almost worldw ...
.
It is found only in
New Caledonia at elevations below 700 meters, mainly in the southern part of the main island. It is a large tree reaching 40–50 meters in height, though specimens growing on poorer soil tend to be dwarfed.
Araucaria bernieri, The Gymnosperm Database
/ref>
It is threatened by habitat loss
Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habitat becomes incapable of supporting its native species. The organisms that previously inhabited the site are displaced or dead, thereby ...
with a wild population of less than 10,000 mature trees, and ongoing decline in remaining populations.
References
bernieri
Endemic flora of New Caledonia
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
{{conifer-stub