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Araucaria

Plant Genera

Araucaria is a genus of evergreen coniferous trees in the family Araucariaceae, today largely restricted to the Southern Hemisphere despite having been globally distributed during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. Twenty extant species are recognised, occurring in New Caledonia, where fourteen species are endemic, as well as eastern Australia (including Norfolk Island), New Guinea, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay. The genus is best known to the general public through the distinctive Chilean pine or monkey-puzzle tree, Araucaria araucana, prized ornamentally for its sharply pointed, overlapping leaves and unmistakable silhouette; despite the common name pine being applied to several species, such as the Norfolk Island pine (Araucaria heterophylla), Araucaria is only distantly related to the true pines of the genus Pinus.

Facts
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Taxonomic Rank
Genus 1
Connections

Parent Taxon Of

Araucaria Araucana, Species
Source Araucaria Araucana (Wikidata)
Araucaria goroensis, Species
Source Araucaria goroensis (Wikidata)
Araucaria muelleri, Species
Source Araucaria muelleri (Wikidata)
Bernier's Columnar Araucaria, Species
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Araucaria bernieri
Boise Araucaria, Species
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Araucaria nemorosa
Bunya Pine, Species
Source Wikidata: Bunya Pine
Coast Araucaria, Species
Source Wikidata: Coast Araucaria
Cook Pine, Species
Source Cook Pine (Wikidata)
De Laubenfels' Araucaria, Species
Source Wikidata: De Laubenfels' Araucaria
Hoop Pine, Species
Source Wikidata: Hoop Pine
Humboldt's Araucaria, Species
Source Humboldt's Araucaria (Wikidata)
Klinki Pine, Species
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Araucaria hunsteinii
Monkey Puzzle Tree, Species
Source Araucaria Araucana (Wikidata)
Mountain Araucaria, Species
Source Mountain Araucaria (Wikidata)
Narrow-leaf Araucaria, Species
Source Narrow-leaf Araucaria (Wikidata)
Norfolk Island Pine, Species
Source Wikidata: Norfolk Island Pine
Parana Pine, Species
Source Araucaria angustifolia (Wikidata)
Piggyback Araucaria, Species
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Araucaria biramulata
Rock Araucaria, Species
Source Wikidata: Rock Araucaria
Rule's Araucaria, Species
Source Wikidata: Rule's Araucaria
Schmid Araucaria, Species
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Araucaria schmidii
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Argentina

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Araucaria (Wikipedia)Distribution: Argentina
Quote, Distribution: Argentina
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.
Australia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Araucaria (Wikipedia)Distribution: Australia
Quote, Distribution: Australia
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.
Brazil

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Araucaria (Wikipedia)Distribution: Brazil
Quote, Distribution: Brazil
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.
Chile

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Araucaria (Wikipedia)Distribution: Chile
Quote, Distribution: Chile
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.
Uruguay

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Araucaria (Wikipedia)Distribution: Uruguay
Quote, Distribution: Uruguay
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.
Sources
1. Wikidata: Araucaria
  • Wikidata item summary and linked Wikipedia article, read in full
  • Wikidata P105 (taxon rank)
    Wikidata item Q157214 states P105 (taxon rank) = genus, matching the taxon name given at P225.
  • Introduction, present-tense description of living member species
    The Wikipedia article 'Araucaria' describes Araucaria in the present tense as a genus with living species; no extinction is stated for the genus as a whole.
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Araucaria goroensis (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Araucaria goroensis, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)View the Source
Wikidata: Coast Araucaria
Parent Taxon Of: Coast Araucaria, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)View the Source
Wikidata: De Laubenfels' Araucaria
Parent Taxon Of: De Laubenfels' Araucaria, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)View the Source
Wikidata: Rock Araucaria
Parent Taxon Of: Rock Araucaria, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)View the Source
Araucaria Araucana (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Parent Taxon Of: Monkey Puzzle Tree, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
  • Parent Taxon Of: Araucaria Araucana, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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Wikidata: Norfolk Island Pine
Parent Taxon Of: Norfolk Island Pine, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Hoop Pine
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Hoop Pine, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Bunya Pine
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Bunya Pine, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Araucaria angustifolia (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Parana Pine, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Araucaria muelleri (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Araucaria muelleri, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Rule's Araucaria
Parent Taxon Of: Rule's Araucaria, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Cook Pine (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Cook Pine, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Humboldt's Araucaria (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Humboldt's Araucaria, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Mountain Araucaria (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Mountain Araucaria, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Narrow-leaf Araucaria (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Narrow-leaf Araucaria, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Araucaria (Wikipedia)
In Group: Conifer Genera, Lead
Quote, In Group: Conifer Genera, Lead
Araucaria ( ; original pronunciation: [a.ɾawˈka.
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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Araucaria bernieri
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Bernier's Columnar Araucaria, Taxon record
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Bernier's Columnar Araucaria, Taxon record
"genus": "Araucaria"
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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Araucaria biramulata
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Piggyback Araucaria, Taxon record
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Piggyback Araucaria, Taxon record
"genus": "Araucaria"
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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Araucaria hunsteinii
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Klinki Pine, Taxon record
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Klinki Pine, Taxon record
"genus": "Araucaria"
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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Araucaria nemorosa
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Boise Araucaria, Taxon record
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Boise Araucaria, Taxon record
"genus": "Araucaria"
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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Araucaria schmidii
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Schmid Araucaria, Taxon record
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Schmid Araucaria, Taxon record
"genus": "Araucaria"
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