Family: Araucariaceae
Genus: Araucaria
Species: A. angustifolia
Origin: Brazil
Common name: Candelabra tree
Description: It is an evergreen tree .The leaves are thick, tough and scale like, triangular, and with razor-sharp edges and tip. They persist for 10-15 years, so cover most of the tree except for the trunk and older branches. It is usually dioecious, with the male and female cones on separate trees. The male (pollen) cones are oblong. The female (seed) cones, are globose, and hold about 100-150 seeds. The cones disintegrate at maturity to release the nut-like seeds.
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