Spermatophyta: Gymnospermae: Pinales

Araucariaceae - Monkey-puzzle family

Bailey, L.H. (1949) Manual of Cultivated Plants Revised edition. Macmillan, New York.

Description of the family

Usually dioecious, rarely monoecious, evergreen trees. Branches whorled. Leaves awl-shaped or broadly ovate and flattened. Male flowers: large and cone-like, axillary or terminal; stamens numerous. Female flowers: in terminal heads, maturing to a woody cone; each scale with 1 seed, without distinct bracts.

Worldwide: 3 genera and 39 species in the southern hemisphere (excluding Africa) to SE Asia

Zimbabwe: 2 cultivated genera and 6 cultivated taxa.

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GenusContent
Agathis Salisb.Description
Araucaria Juss.Description

Other sources of information about Araucariaceae:

Our websites:

Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Araucariaceae

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Araucariaceae
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Araucariaceae
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Araucariaceae
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Araucariaceae
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Araucariaceae
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Araucariaceae
JSTOR Plant Science: Araucariaceae
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Araucariaceae
Wikipedia: Araucariaceae
Plants of the World Online: Araucariaceae
Tropicos: Araucariaceae



Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated plants: Family page: Araucariaceae.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/family.php?family_id=246, retrieved 4 December 2024

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