Araucaria heterophylla

Taxonomy: Plantae > Tracheophytes > Pinophyta > Pinopsida > Pinales >Araucariaceae >Araucaria > A. heterophylla

Description: A conical tree 50-70 m. tall, 1.25-1.75 m. in girth. Bark gray-brown, exfoliating in fine scales. Branches in a flat horizontal plane, sometimes pendent, branchlets in whorls of 4-7. Foliage dimorphic. Juvenile leaves awl-shaped, incurved, green, needle-like, to 1.2 cm. long. Adult leaves scale-like, 4-5 mm. long, incurved, densely arranged, bright dark green; on fertile branchlets overlapping, broadly ovate, spine-tipped, 6 mm. long by 4-6 mm. wide. Male cone in clusters, elongated, 4 cm. long, yellowish-brown or reddish; microsporophylls acute, margins ciliate, denticulate. Female cone broader than long with triangular scales and a long incurved bract. Seeds 2.5-3 cm. long by 1.2 cm. wide, with broad wings. Cotyledons 4, epigeal.

Flowering and Fruiting:

Uses: The wood of large trees is used in construction, furniture, and shipbuilding. The plant is grown as an outdoor ornamental

Cultivation: Cultivated

References

http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org

https://indiabiodiversity.org