Araucaria
Sign in to saveAraucaria (; original pronunciation: [a.ɾawˈka. ɾja]) is a genus of evergreen coniferous trees in the family Araucariaceae. While today they are largely confined to the Southern Hemisphere, during the Jurassic and Cretaceous they were globally distributed. There are 20 extant species in New Caledonia (where 14 species are endemic, see New Caledonian Araucaria), eastern Australia (including Norfolk Island), New Guinea, Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay.
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Araucaria is a genus of evergreen coniferous trees that once grew worldwide during the age of dinosaurs but now survive mainly in the Southern Hemisphere, with about 20 species found in places like New Caledonia, Australia, and South America. These trees matter because they represent a living link to ancient forests and many species are found nowhere else on Earth, making them important for understanding plant evolution and biodiversity.
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Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassPinopsida
- OrderPinales
- FamilyAraucariaceae
Native toArgentina Northeast, Argentina South, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Chile Central, Chile South, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Norfolk Is., Paraguay, Queensland
General: are widely planted in cultivation: Araucaria araucana (Molina) K.Koch
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Research
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11 sectionsContents
- Description
- Taxonomy
- Extant species
- Genetic studies
- Distribution and paleoecology
- Uses
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Araucaria (; original pronunciation: [a.ɾawˈka. ɾja]) is a genus of evergreen coniferous trees in the family Araucariaceae. While today they are largely confined to the Southern Hemisphere, during the Jurassic and Cretaceous they were globally distributed. There are 20 extant species in New Caledonia (where 14 species are endemic, see New Caledonian Araucaria), eastern Australia (including Norfolk Island), New Guinea, Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay.
The genus is familiar to many people as the genus of the distinctive Chilean pine or monkey-puzzle tree (Araucaria araucana). No distinct vernacular name exists for the genus. Many are called "pine", although they are only distantly related to true pines, in the genus Pinus.