''Araucaria subulata'' (narrow-leaf araucaria) is a species of

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in the family Araucariaceae. It is found only in

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, with scattered populations present across the central and southern mountain regions of the main island

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, especially on Mont Dzumac and Mont des Sources. It is one of the tallest of New Caledonia's endemic araucaria species, reaching up to 50 meters in height. Young trees, like the one in the picture, show simaler growth habits to the Norfolk Island Pine.Araucaria subulata, The Gymnosperm Database
/ref> It is threatened by habitat loss as with all of New Caledonia's araucaria trees, but populations of ''Araucaria subulata'' are currently considered to be stable and it was not found to be threatened or endangered when most recently assessed.

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subulata Conservation dependent plants Endemic flora of New Caledonia Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{conifer-stub