Araucaria araucana (Molina) K. Koch

English: Monkeypuzzle Tree

German: Andentanne, Chilenische Araukarie

Portuguese: Araucária-do-Chile, Desespero-dos-macacos

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

  Phylum: Pinophyta (22)

    Class: Pinopsida (36)

      Order: Pinales (35)

        Family: Araucariaceae (2)

          Genus: Araucaria (2)

            Epithet: araucana (Molina) K. Koch (1)

araucana => reference to Arauco province (Chile)

Climate: temperate

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: tree

Check for Araucaria araucana at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

• [461] Araucaria araucana - Plants For A Future database
• [1190] Araucaria - Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database

• [3] González, G.L. (2004): Guia de los árboles y arbustos de la Península Iberica y Baleares. Mundi-Prensa Libros, Madrid, Spain.
• [21] Schütt,P. et al. (2004): Lexikon der Nadelbäume. Nikol, Hamburg, Germany.