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Araucaria araucana

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA CONIFEROPSIDA CONIFERALES ARAUCARIACEAE

Scientific Name: Araucaria araucana
Species Authority: (Molina) K.Koch
Common Name/s:
English – Monkey Puzzle
Spanish – Araucaria, Pino Araucana, Pino Chileno, Piñonero
Synonym/s:
Pinus araucana Molina

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable B1+2c ver 2.3
Year Published: 2000
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: Conifer Specialist Group
Reviewer/s:
Contributor/s:
History:
1998 – Vulnerable (Oldfield et al. 1998)
1998 – Vulnerable
1997 – Vulnerable (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Geographic Range [top]

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
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Population [top]

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

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

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

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: The Chilean and Argentinian populations are listed in CITES Appendix I.
Citation: Conifer Specialist Group 2000. Araucaria araucana. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 May 2013.
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