Sep 22, 2023
Araucárias, Araucariaceae
The Araucárias belong to an ancient family that reached its greatest diversity between the Jurassic and the Cretaceous periods. Many species are already extinct. Araucarias are very large trees that can reach up to 80 m in height and have trunks that measure up to 2 m in diameter. They can either be monoecious (male and female cones in the same tree) or dioecious (male and female cones in different trees). The name of the genus, Araucaria, derives from the Arauco region, where Mapuche indigenous inhabitants from Chile and southwest Argentina use its seeds as food.
Jardim Botânico de Lisboa V
