Araucaria araucana
Monkey Puzzle








Slow-growing. Pyramidal growth habit when young, spreading out with age. Has leathery, spiky, triangle-shaped leaves on widely-spaced branches.
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Taxonomy and Etymology
Family: Araucariaceae, araucaria family, an ancient family of coniferous trees.
Genus: Araucaria, araucaria, derived from Arauco, the name of a province in southern Chile where trees from the genus were first discovered. A genus of evergreen coniferous trees.
Species: Araucaria araucana, araucana, derived from the native Araucanian Mapuche of Chile who used the nuts (seeds) of this species.
Common Name: Monkey Puzzle
Other Common Name(s): Chilean Pine
Description and Features
Description: Slow-growing. Pyramidal growth habit when young, spreading out with age. Has leathery, spiky, triangle-shaped leaves on widely-spaced branches.
Height: 5m
Width: 3m
Winter Foliage: Evergreen
Origin: Exotic
Types: Conifer
Foliage:
Summer: Green
Autumn: Green
Winter: Green
Spring: Green
References
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Araucaria_araucana
https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Araucaria_araucana
https://treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/araucaria/araucaria-araucana/
https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=183482
https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/1456/i-araucaria-araucana-i/details
https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=276630
https://www.vdberk.co.uk/trees/araucaria-araucana/
https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/araucaria-araucana/
https://landscapeplants.oregonstate.edu/plants/araucaria-araucana
https://selectree.calpoly.edu/tree-detail/170
https://www.havlis.cz/karta_en.php?kytkaid=149
https://www.ebben.nl/en/treeebb/ararauca-araucaria-araucana
https://www.gardenia.net/plant/araucaria-araucana
https://temperate.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Araucaria+araucana