Araucariaceae FAMILY Near Threatened

Araucaria hunsteinii

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitEvergreen Tree

Growth—

Araucaria hunsteinii only occurs within a narrow band of 5 degrees of latitude, from the Jimmi River in the north of Papua New Guinea to Weigane River in the south, found at elevations from 520 - 2,100 metres, though mainly between 750 - 1,700 metres. Mean annual precipitation ranges from 800 - 4,000mm or more per annum^[1]. Plants can occasionally experience light frosts^[2]. Grows wild in soils that are neutral to acidic with a high clay content^[1]. Some specimens of this species have reached heights of 90 metres, and are reported to be the tallest trees in Malaysia^[1].

Propagation

Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe^[3]. The seed usually germinates in 1 - 2 months at 15°c^[3]. The plants have a rather sparse root system and are best placed in their final positions as soon as possible. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-19. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Araucaria+hunsteinii>

Pollinators

Wind

References

[1]IUCN Red List of Threatened Species — http://www.iucnredlist.org/ ↩︎A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
[2]The Gymnosperm Database — http://www.conifers.org/index.htm ↩︎A vast amount of information on conifers and families of gymnosperms.
[3]Growing from Seed. Volume 2. — Rice. G. (Editor) · Thompson and Morgan. · 1988 · ISBN - ↩︎Very readable magazine with lots of information on propagation. An interesting article on Ensete ventricosum.
[4]Flora Malesiana Series 1 — Various · Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch · http://www.archive.org ↩︎A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet
[PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎