Araucaria cunninghamii var. papuana
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Description
Generally reported to be slightly bigger and more vigorous (trees 50-70 m, pollen cone 9-10 cm long, seed cone 7-12 by 6-8 cm).
Bark, particularly of younger plants, dark plum to red-brown, weathering on older plants to gray or blackish.
Distribution
Asia-Tropical, Ferguson Is present, Japen present, New Guinea, scattered in isolated to extensive stands from one end of the island to the other, both in the central range and along the north coast present
Malesia: New Guinea, scattered in isolated to extensive stands from one end of the island to the other, both in the central range and along the north coast, including Japen and Ferguson Is. (). .
Uses
The same as for A. hunsteinii, with which it often grows. The heartwood is difficult to distinguish from the sapwood.
Notes
HOWCROFT (l.c.) has noted in some areas of New Guinea trees that have more gracile foliage, particularly in the juvenile stage. These differences could well correspond to the type variety which therefore might include New Guinea within its range. While noting that there are slight differences, recent authors have chosen not to use the variety in describing New Guinea material perhaps because in its original description the distinctions actually given are not valid.