Araucaria heterophylla (Salisb.) Franco
Araucaria heterophylla (Salisb.) Franco
Family: Araucariaceae
Norfolk Island pine
Local name (Kannada):
Habit: Tree
Distribution:
Native of Australia to Polynesia .
Use: Ornamental
Description:
Conical trees, to 30 m high; bark peels off in thin flakes, exudation resinous; branches whorled, horizontal or pendent. Juvenile leaves awl-shaped, incurved, apex sharp pointed; leaves on older stems broadly lanceolate or ovate, dorsally flattened.