Araucaria angustifolia (Bertol.) Kuntze

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Araucaria angustifolia

Photo: Sune Holt
Polana Cimento "A", Maputo, Mozambique

Araucaria angustifolia

Photo: Sune Holt
Polana Cimento "A", Maputo, Mozambique

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Synonyms: Araucaria brasiliensis A. Rich.
Auracaria brasiliana A. Rich.
Common names: Parana pine (English)
Description: Dioecious 25–35 metres tall, trunk straight and branches horizontal branches. Branchlets placed in whorls of 4–8 with thick lanceolate dark green leaves sharply acute and needle-like usually in pairs. Male cones dense and shortly extending beyond the axil of the leaves, 10–18 cm long by 1.2–2.5 cm wide, scales imbricate. Female cones globular, 18–25 cm long by 13 cm wide, brown, maturing in 2–3 years. Seeds are light brown approx. 50 mm long by 8–20 mm wide, with narrow wings.
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Growth form(s): Tree.
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Literature:

Biegel, H.M. (1977). Check-list of ornamental plants used in Rhodesian parks and gardens. Rhodesia Agricultural Journal. Research Report No. 3. Page 24.

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Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Araucaria angustifolia

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Araucaria angustifolia
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Araucaria angustifolia
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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: Species information: Araucaria angustifolia.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/species.php?species_id=169180, retrieved 29 March 2024

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