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Araucaria columnaris
Cook pine
As recorded: Araucaria columnaris (J.R.Forst.) Hook.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Pinopsida › Pinales › Araucariaceae
- Collected by
- Buchholz, J.T.
- Collector number
- 1541
- Date
- December 20, 1947
- Locality
- Along road just this side of Dumbea (a few cones were shot off by Chevalier).
- Island
- New Caledonia
- Region
- New Caledonia
- Identified by
- Buchholz, J.T.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 20, 1947, Buchholz, J.T. also collected 8 other specimens.
Araucaria columnaris observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1947. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,144 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24
Isang Road, Northern Mariana Islands, MP
(c) widoweva, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23
Sentier de la Baie des Tortues, New Caledonia, NC
(c) Corinne THOMAS / Etienne VILLARET, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21
Phallic Rock Trail, Hoolehua, HI, US
(c) Liah Continentino, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)

2026-10-20
New Caledonia, NC
(c) sonnenhunt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-19
Mililani, HI 96789, USA
(c) Sam Buswell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-19
Aiea, HI 96701, USA
(c) Sam Buswell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Araucaria columnaris. BISH 775304. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956514113. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/775304.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956514113 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
