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Araucaria araucana (Monkey Puzzle; Chilean pine; Araucaria)

Synonyms:
Language: Chi; Dut; Fre; Ger; Hrv, Srp; Hun; Ita; Rus; Spa

Wikipedia Abstract

Araucaria araucana (commonly called the monkey puzzle tree, monkey tail tree, Chilean pine, or pehuén) is an evergreen tree growing to 1-1.5 m (3–5 ft) in diameter and 30–40 m (100–130 ft) in height. It is native to central and southern Chile and western Argentina. Araucaria araucana is the hardiest species in the conifer genus Araucaria. Because of the longevity of this species, it is described as a living fossil. It is also the national tree of Chile. Its conservation status was changed to Endangered by the IUCN in 2013 due to the dwindling population.
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Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Araucaria araucana

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-High
Edible [2]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Flower Type [2]  Dioecious
Janka Hardness [3]  320 lbf (145 kgf) Very Soft
Leaf Type [2]  Evergreen
Pollinators [2]  Wind
Specific Gravity [3]  0.496
Structure [2]  Tree
Usage [2]  Very tolerant of maritime exposure, trees can be grown as part of a shelterbelt, though they are very slow growing and have an open canopy and so do not give a lot of shelter; A resin is obtained from incisions in the trunk. This is used mainly for medicinal purposes; Wood - pale yellowish, good quality, takes a beautiful polish. Used for joinery and carpentry;
Height [2]  98 feet (30 m)
Width [2]  49 feet (15 m)
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Protected Areas

Emblem of

Chile

Predators

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Ganoderma applanatum (Artist’s Bracket)[4]
Ganoderma australe (Southern Bracket)[4]
Mikronegeria fagi[4]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

Citations

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♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 3Wood Janka Hardness Scale/Chart J W Morlan's Unique Wood Gifts
♦ 4Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
♦ 5Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
♦ 6Araucaria araucana and the Austral parakeet: pre-dispersal seed predation on a masting species, JOHN D. SHEPHERD, REBECCA S. DITGEN & JAVIER SANGUINETTI, Revista Chilena de Historia Natural 81: 395-401, 2008
♦ 7del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0