Back أروكاريا Arabic اروكاريا ARZ Araucaria AST Araukariya Azerbaijani Араўкарыя Byelorussian Araucàries Catalan Araucaria CEB Blahočet Czech Abeskræk-slægten Danish Araukarien German
| Araucaria Temporal range:
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| Araucaria araucana South America | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Araucariales |
| Family: | Araucariaceae |
| Genus: | Araucaria Juss. |
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| Araucaria araucana [1] | |
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Araucaria ( ⫽ærɔːˈkɛəriə⫽; original pronunciation: [a.ɾawˈka. ɾja])[2] is a genus of evergreen coniferous trees in the family Araucariaceae. While today they are largely confined to the Southern Hemisphere, during the Jurassic, Cretaceous they were dominant conifers. There are 20 extant species in New Caledonia (where 14 species are endemic, see New Caledonian Araucaria), Norfolk Island, eastern Australia, New Guinea, Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay.
- ^ K. D. Hill (1998). "Araucaria". Flora of Australia Online. Australian Biological Resources Study. Archived from the original on May 14, 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2012.
- ^ "araucaria". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)