What is Araucaria heterophylla?
{{Italictitle}} {{Taxobox | name = ''Araucaria heterophylla'' | status = VU | status_system = iucn2.3 | image = Norfolk-Island-Pines.jpg | image_width = 240px | image_caption = Norfolk Island Pines, Norfolk Island | regnum = [[Plantae]] | divisio = [[Pinophyta]] | classis = [[Pinophyta|Pinopsida]] | ordo = [[Pinales]] | familia = [[Araucariaceae]] | genus = ''[[Araucaria]]'' | species = ''A. heterophylla'' | binomial = ''Araucaria heterophylla'' | binomial_authority = ([[Richard Anthony Salisbury|Salisb.]]) Franco }} '''Araucaria heterophylla''', also called the Norfolk Island Pine, is a [[conifer]] tree. [[FIle:Araucaria heterophylla20090409 28.jpg|thumb|left]] The tree comes from [[Norfolk Island]], a small island in the [[South Pacific]]. It is part of the family of trees called [[Araucaria]], which are found in South Pacific, mainly on the island of [[New Caledonia]]. It is a very old family of trees. It is listed a vulnerable tree, which means that it is in danger of dying out unless efforts are made to save it. Captain [[James Cook]] was the first [[Europe]]n to see the trees. He thought they would make good [[mast]]s for ships. The [[British]] government sent people to live on Norfolk Island in 1788 to make sure that these trees would be kept for use by the [[Royal Navy]].<ref>{{cite book | last =Hoare | first =Merval | title =Norfolk Island: An Outline of Its History | publisher = University of Queensland Press| date =1969 | location =St.Lucia, Queensland }}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Conifers]] [[Category:Vulnerable species]]