Family · Gymnosperms
Araucariaceae
Monkey puzzle, Wollemi, kauri
Ancient southern-hemisphere conifers, often massive, including the monkey puzzle, kauri and living-fossil Wollemi pine.
- Accepted species
- 38accepted names · Kew WCVP
- Genera
- 3accepted genera · Kew WCVP
- Origin
- ≈18 MaNeogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
- Centre of diversity
- Pacificmost native species · WGSRPD
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Plants you might know
- Araucaria (monkey puzzle)
- Agathis (kauri)
- Wollemia
Genera
Araucaria20 spp.
Agathis17 spp.
Wollemia1 spp.
Where it grows
- Pacific20
- Asia-Tropical10
- Australasia8
- Southern America2
Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.
Related families
Araucariaceae sits in the order Araucariales.