Araucaria angustifolia (Bertol.) Kuntze

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Polana Cimento "A", Maputo, Mozambique

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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Image last updated:	Tuesday 5 January 2016
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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