Araucaria
Monkey puzzle tree · also Paraná pine, Chilean pine, Candelabra tree
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Araucaria is a genus of evergreen coniferous trees, known for their distinctive appearance, including the Chilean pine or monkey-puzzle tree. They were once globally distributed and are now primarily found in the Southern Hemisphere. Several species, such as the Paraná Pine and Monkey Puzzle Tree, are critically endangered due to habitat loss.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 7220.47%15 yr11 in
- 380.01%—11 in
- 60.00%30 yr15 in
- 20.00%—1.9 in
- 10.00%——
- 10.00%——
Traits
- Form
- Conifer
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 50–100 ft
- Canopy spread
- 25–35 ft
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Water needs
- Moderate
Trunk diameters across every city: median 11 in, mean 13 in, 90th percentile 26 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
- New Caledonia rain forests
- Araucaria moist forests
Other Araucaria in the catalogue
8 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
