Araucaria

22 species Araucariaceae

Morphological Summary

Genus of conifers in the family Araucariaceae native to the Southern Hemisphere, mainly South America, Australia, New Caledonia, and New Guinea. They are majestic, long-lived trees, relicts of the flora of the supercontinent Gondwana: their ancestors coexisted with dinosaurs in the Jurassic. They include the monkey puzzle or pehuén (A. araucana), the emblematic tree of Araucanía; the Australian bunya pine (A. bidwillii) with its gigantic cones; and the Norfolk Island pine (A. heterophylla), one of the most widely cultivated tropical ornamental trees in the world.

Distribution South America (Andes), Australia, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Pacific islands

Conservation Several species endangered by deforestation and overexploitation

sort_by_alpha A–Z 22 Results

Araucaria

Morphological Summary

Araucaria angustifolia (Bertol.) Steud.

Araucaria araucana (Molina) K.Koch

Araucaria bernieri J.Buchholz

Araucaria bidwillii Hook.

Araucaria biramulata J.Buchholz

Araucaria columnaris (G.Forst.) Hook.

Araucaria cunninghamii 'Glauca'

Araucaria cunninghamii Mudie

Araucaria goroensis R.R.Mill & Ruhsam

Araucaria heterophylla 'Gracilis'

Araucaria heterophylla (Salisb.) Franco

Araucaria humboldtensis J.Buchholz

Araucaria hunsteinii K.Schum.

Araucaria laubenfelsii Corbasson

Araucaria luxurians (Brongn. & Gris) de Laub.

Araucaria montana Brongn. & Gris

Araucaria muelleri (Carrière) Brongn. & Gris

Araucaria nemorosa de Laub.

Araucaria rulei F.Muell.

Araucaria schmidii de Laub.

Araucaria scopulorum de Laub.

Araucaria subulata Vieill.