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Araucaria
Genus of evergreen conifers in the family Araucariaceae / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Araucaria (disambiguation).
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, Cretaceous they were dominant conifers. There are 20 extant species in New Caledonia (where 14 species are endemic, see New Caledonian Araucaria), Norfolk Island, eastern Australia, New Guinea, Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay.
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Araucaria | |
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Araucaria araucana South America | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Gymnospermae |
Division: | Pinophyta |
Class: | Pinopsida |
Order: | Araucariales |
Family: | Araucariaceae |
Genus: | Araucaria Juss. |
Type species | |
Araucaria araucana [1] | |
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