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Araucaria araucana
Monkey-puzzle tree
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Latin Name:  Araucaria araucana
Synonyms:  A. imbricata. Pinus araucana.
Common Name:  Monkey-puzzle tree
Family:  Araucariaceae(Click to Search)
Author:  (Mol.)K.Koch.
 
Known Hazards:  None known
 
Habitat:  Mountain slopes in deep sandy soils in coniferous woodland, usually with Nothfagus spp[139].
Mature Height:  30
Mature Width:  15
Habit:  Tree


Medicinal Uses:  A resin obtained from incisions in the trunk is used in the treatment of ulcers and wounds[46, 61, 139].


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