Araucaria angustifolia

Araucaria angustifolia
Adult tree in Aparados da Serra National Park, Brazil
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Gymnospermae
Division:	Pinophyta
Class:	Pinopsida
Order:	Araucariales
Family:	Araucariaceae
Genus:	Araucaria
Section:	A. sect. Araucaria
Species:	A. angustifolia
Binomial name
Araucaria angustifolia (Bertol.) Kuntze
Araucaria angustifolia distribution
Synonyms
List Araucaria angustifolia var. alba Reitz Araucaria angustifolia var. caiova Reitz Araucaria angustifolia var. caiuva Mattos Araucaria angustifolia f. catharinensis Mattos Araucaria angustifolia var. dependens Mattos Araucaria angustifolia var. indehiscens Mattos Araucaria angustifolia var. monoica Reitz Araucaria angustifolia var. nigra Reitz Araucaria angustifolia var. sancti-josephi Reitz Araucaria angustifolia var. semialba Reitz Araucaria angustifolia var. stricta Reitz Araucaria angustifolia var. vinacea Mattos Araucaria brasiliana A.Rich. Araucaria brasiliana var. gracilis Carrière Araucaria brasiliana var. ridolfiana (Pi.Savi) Gordon Araucaria brasiliana var. saviana (Parl.) Parl. Araucaria brasiliensis Loudon (Spelling variant) Araucaria brasiliensis A. Rich. Araucaria brasiliensis var. saviana (Parl.) Parl. Araucaria dioica (Vell.) Stellfeld Araucaria elegans Carrière[2] Araucaria ridolfiana Pi.Savi Araucaria saviana Parl. Columbea angustifolia Bertol. (basionym) Columbea brasiliana (A.Rich.) Carrière Columbea brasiliana var. elegans Carrière Columbea brasiliana var. ridolfiana (Pi.Savi) Carrière Columbea brasiliensis var. ridolfina (Pi. Savi) Carrière Pinus dioica Vell.

Araucaria angustifolia, the Paraná pine, Brazilian pine or candelabra tree (pinheiro-do-paraná, araucária or pinheiro brasileiro), is a critically endangered species in the conifer genus Araucaria. Although the common names in various languages refer to the species as a "pine", it does not belong in the genus Pinus.