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Common name

English: Monkeypuzzle Tree

German: Andentanne, Chilenische Araukarie

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

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae (2659)

  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)

Characteristics

Climate: temperate

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: tree

External links

Check for Araucaria araucana at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

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