Wollemia is a genus of coniferous trees in the family Araucariaceae, endemic to Australia. It represents only one of three living genera in the family, alongside Araucaria and Agathis. The genus only has a single known species, Wollemia nobilis, which was discovered in 1994 in a temperate rainforest wilderness area of the Wollemi National Park in New South Wales. It was growing in a remote series of narrow, steep-sided, sandstone gorges 150 km (93 mi) north-west of Sydney. The genus is named after the National Park.[2]
In both botanical and popular literature, the tree has been almost universally referred to as the Wollemi pine (/ˈwɒləmaɪ/),[3] although it is not a true pine (genus Pinus), nor a member of the pine family (Pinaceae).
The Wollemi pine is classified as critically endangered (CR) on the IUCN's Red List,[1] and is legally protected in Australia.[4] After it was discovered that the trees could be successfully cloned, new trees were potted up in the Botanic Gardens of Sydney and Mount Annan and planted as far away as the Humboldt Botanical Garden near Eureka, California.[5]
A Recovery Plan has been drawn up, outlining strategies for the management of this fragile population. The overall objective is to ensure that the species remains viable in the long term.[4] Australian prime ministers and foreign affairs ministers have presented Wollemi pines to various dignitaries around the world.[6]
Although often described as a "living fossil", there are no unambiguous fossils of Wollemia and potential fossil records of it have been considered uncertain.[7]
^ abThomas, P. (2011). "Wollemia nobilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T34926A9898196. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T34926A9898196.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
^"Wollemia nobilis: The Australian Botanic Garden, Mount Annan – April". Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney. Archived from the original on 2015-10-19. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
^"Wollemi pine". ABC Pronounce. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 19 October 2005. Archived from the original on 19 February 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
^ abWollemia nobilis (Wollemi Pine) Recovery Plan (PDF) (Report). New South Wales Department of Environment and Conservation. Archived from the original on 2018-12-14. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
^"Pacific Horticulture | Humboldt Botanical Gardens". Pacific Horticulture. Archived from the original on 2023-07-13. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
^Brack, Cris (15 June 2018). "Wollemi pines are dinosaur trees". The Conversation. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
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Wollemia is a genus of coniferous trees in the family Araucariaceae, endemic to Australia. It represents only one of three living genera in the family...
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It is one of three extant genera in the family Araucariaceae, alongside Wollemia and Araucaria (being more closely related to the former). Its leaves are...
and severely damaged, and thus required major repair work. In 1994, Wollemia (Wollemia nobilis) was discovered in Australia, previously known only from fossils...
sources across the world, including male cones of the coniferous tree Wollemia nobilis in Rome, the roots of Ilex asprella plants in China, and straws...
undetectable amounts of genetic diversity in the genome of the Wollemi pine (Wollemia nobilis). The IUCN found a population count of 80 mature individuals and...
similar to that of extant Araucaria or some related genus like Agathis or Wollemia), Palmoxylon (wood similar to that of modern Arecaeae), or Castanoxylon...
neuro-protective, anti-depressant and anti-coagulant. Agathis (kauri) Wollemia K. D. Hill (1998). "Araucaria". Flora of Australia Online. Australian Biological...
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humidity of the air. Members of the Araucariaceae (Araucaria, Agathis, Wollemia) have the bract and seed scales fully fused, and have only one ovule on...
suggests that Araucarioides linearis is closely related to both Agathis and Wollemia rather than to Araucaria. Slodownik, Miriam; Escapa, Ignacio; Mays, Chris;...
be explored. The only known living wild specimens of the Wollemi pine (Wollemia nobilis) were discovered in 1994. Special efforts were made to protect...
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