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Araucaria (/ æ r ɔː ˈ k ɛər i ə /; original pronunciation: [a.ɾawˈka. ɾja]) [ 2 ] 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.
Araucaria araucana is a masting species, and rodents are important consumers and dispersers of its seeds. The long-haired grass mouse, Abrothrix longipilis , is the most important animal responsible for dispersing the seeds of A. araucana .
Araucariaceae is a family of conifers with three living genera, Araucaria, Agathis, and Wollemia.While the family's native distribution is now largely confined to the Southern Hemisphere, except for a few species of Agathis in Malesia, it was formerly widespread in the Northern Hemisphere during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
Araucaria angustifolia, the Paraná pine, Brazilian pine or candelabra tree (pinheiro-do-paraná, araucária or pinheiro brasileiro), is a critically endangered species in the conifer genus Araucaria.
Araucaria heterophylla (synonym A. excelsa) is a species of conifer.As its vernacular name Norfolk Island pine (or Norfolk pine) implies, the tree is endemic to Norfolk Island, an external territory of Australia located in the Pacific Ocean between New Zealand and New Caledonia.
Araucaria bidwillii, like many species from the Araucariaceae family and the fir genus, changes its structural model over time – initially its growth follows a perfect Massart's model and gradually changes to a Rauh model [further explanation needed] when old. Tree architecture has been studied in recent decades from a scientific point of ...
Araucaria cunninghamii is a species of Araucaria known as hoop pine. Other less commonly used names include colonial pine, Queensland pine, [3] Dorrigo pine, Moreton Bay pine and Richmond River pine. [1] The scientific name honours the botanist and explorer Allan Cunningham, who collected the first specimens in the 1820s.
Araucaria: monkey-puzzle trees; Araucaria angustifolia: Paraná pine Araucariaceae (monkey-puzzle family) Araucaria araucana: monkey-puzzle Araucariaceae (monkey-puzzle family) Araucaria bidwillii: bunya-bunya Araucariaceae (monkey-puzzle family) Araucaria columnaris: Cook pine Araucariaceae (monkey-puzzle family) Araucaria cunninghamii