Back أروكاريا Arabic اروكاريا ARZ Araucaria AST Araukariya Azerbaijani Араўкарыя Byelorussian Araucàries Catalan Araucaria CEB Blahočet Czech Abeskræk-slægten Danish Araukarien German
| Araucaria Temporal range:
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| Araucaria araucana South America | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Araucariales |
| Family: | Araucariaceae |
| Genus: | Araucaria Juss. |
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| Araucaria araucana [1] | |
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Araucaria ( /ærɔːˈkɛəriə/; original pronunciation: [a.ɾawˈka. ɾja])[2] is a genus of evergreen coniferous trees in the family Araucariaceae. While today they are largely confined to the Southern Hemisphere, during the Jurassic and Cretaceous they were globally distributed. 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.
The genus is familiar to many people as the genus of the distinctive Chilean pine or monkey-puzzle tree (Araucaria araucana). No distinct vernacular name exists for the genus. Many are called "pine", although they are only distantly related to true pines, in the genus Pinus.
- ^ K. D. Hill (1998). "Araucaria". Flora of Australia Online. Australian Biological Resources Study. Archived from the original on May 14, 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2012.
- ^ "araucaria". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)