Araucaria araucana

Threats

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	CONIFEROPSIDA	CONIFERALES	ARAUCARIACEAE

Scientific Name:

Araucaria araucana

Species Authority:

(Mol.) K. Koch

Common Name/s:

English	–	Monkey Puzzle
Spanish	–	Araucaria, Pino Araucana, Pino Chileno, Piñonero

Red List Category & Criteria:

Vulnerable B1+2c ver 2.3

Year Assessed:

2000

Assessor/s:

Conifer Specialist Group

History:

1998	–	Vulnerable (Oldfield et al. 1998)
1997	–	Vulnerable (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Range Description:	Known widely as the Monkey Puzzle tree, this species ranges from the Coastal Cordillera of Chile to the Andes in Argentina.
Countries:	Native: Argentina (Neuquén); Chile

Population:	The populations on the coast are restricted and highly threatened. Andean populations are severely fragmented. Chile holds the largest populations.

Population:

The populations on the coast are restricted and highly threatened. Andean populations are severely fragmented. Chile holds the largest populations.

Systems:	Terrestrial

Systems:

Terrestrial

Major Threat(s):	Most of the Chilean populations are being illegally felled in and outside national park boundaries.

Major Threat(s):

Most of the Chilean populations are being illegally felled in and outside national park boundaries.

Conservation Actions:	The Chilean and Argentinian populations are listed in CITES Appendix I.

Conservation Actions:

The Chilean and Argentinian populations are listed in CITES Appendix I.

Citation:	Conifer Specialist Group 2000. Araucaria araucana. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2012.
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