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Taxon: Araucaria araucana (Molina) K. Koch

Genus: Araucaria
Family: Araucariaceae.
Nomen number: 3834
Place of publication: Dendrologie 2(2):206. 1873
Name verified on: 04-Nov-1999 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 05-Mar-2003
Species priority site is: National Arboretum (NA).

NO ACCESSIONS IN NPGS UNDER THIS NAME.

SPECIES OF CONSERVATION CONCERN BECAUSE RARE OR ENDANGERED

Species on the following lists:


Common names:

  • Chilean-pine   (Source: Hortus 3 ) – English
  • monkey-puzzle   (Source: Hortus 3 ) – English
  • monkey-puzzle-tree   (Source: Hortus 3 ) – English
  • araucária-do-Chile   (Source: D. Groth, p.c. 2005) – Portuguese (Brazil)
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Economic importance:


Distributional range:

      Native:
  • SOUTHERN AMERICA
    Southern South America: Argentina - Neuquen, Rio Negro; Chile - Bio-Bio, La Araucania, Los Lagos

References:

  • Boutelje, J. B. 1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature. (Ency WTimber)
  • Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage. (Zander ed13)
  • Farjon, A. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of conifers. (L Conifers)
  • Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. [re. Brazilian common names].
  • IPGRI. New World Fruits Database - on-line resource. (New World Fruits)
  • Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. (Hortus 3)
  • Marticorena, C. & R. Rodriguez, eds. 1995–. Flora de Chile. (F Chile)
  • Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) - on-line resource. (Pl Names)
  • Rehder, A. 1949. Bibliography of cultivated trees and shrubs. (Rehder)
  • Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74., 1999 (L Argent)
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Synonyms:


Check other databases for Araucaria araucana (Molina) K. Koch:

  • Flora del Conosur: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Conosur
  • New World Fruits Database: Online database from Bioversity International
  • TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
  • Gymnosperm Database of Christopher J. Earle
  • Mansfeld: Mansfeld's World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops
  • ICRA: International Cultivar Registration Authority for Araucaria araucana cultivars
  • ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
  • AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
  • Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.
    Note: Defaults to a search by genus or species epithet if species binomial not found.

Check other databases for images:

  • PlantSystematics.org
  • Google Images Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

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Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?3834 (09 February 2010)

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