''Araucaria laubenfelsii'' (De Laubenfels' Araucaria) is a species of

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in the family Araucariaceae. It is found only on

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, the main island of

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, mainly on the southern mountains Mont Mou, Mont des Sources, Mont Dzumac and Mont Dou, though smaller populations also exist on Mont Kaala and Mont Canala in the north. It is one of the larger of New Caledonia's native araucaria species, sometimes reaching up to 50 meters in height in

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rainforest specimens, and potentially living for as long as 500 years or more. As with other

New Caledonian Araucaria The main diversity among genus ''Araucaria'' is hosted in New Caledonia, where 14 species, all endemic, are described out of a total of 20 extant species.Mill RR., Ruhsam M., Thomas PI., Gardner MF. and Hollingsworth PM. 2017. ''Araucaria goroensis ...

species, ''Araucaria laubenfelsii'' is threatened by habitat loss, though southern populations at least are considered to be healthy and it is not currently considered vulnerable or endangered. A population genetic studyGaudeul, M., Gardner, M. F., Thomas, P., Ennos, R. A., & Hollingsworth, P. M. (2014). Evolutionary dynamics of emblematic Araucaria species (Araucariaceae) in New Caledonia: nuclear and chloroplast markers suggest recent diversification, introgression, and a tight link between genetics and geography within species. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 14(1), 171. https://bmcevolbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12862-014-0171-6 suggested that ''A. laubenfelsii'' is doubtfully distinct from the more widespread '' A. montana''.

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