Araucariaceae

Monkey-puzzle

Araucaria araucana (Molina) K.Koch

Family: Araucariaceae
Genus: Araucaria

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Common names

By language (48)

Arabic: أروكاريا أروكانية
arn: Pewen
arz: اروكاريا اروكانيه
Azerbaijani: Araukarya araukana
Belarusian: Араўкарыя чылійская
Bulgarian: Чилийска араукария
Chinese: 智利南洋杉
Croatian: Čileanska araukarija
Czech: Blahočet chilský, Blahočet čilský
Danish: Abetræ, Abernes Skræk
Dutch: Slangenden, Apenboom, Slangeden
English: Monkey-puzzle, Monkeypuzzle tree, Chilean pine, Monkey tail tree, Pewen, Piñonero, Xupa la corneta carlitos uribe
Esperanto: Ĉilia araŭkario
Faroese: Aputræ
Finnish: Chilenaraukaria
French: Désespoir des singes, Désespoir du singe, Pehuén, Pin du Chili
Galician: Piñeiro de Chile
German: Chilenische Araukarie, Affenschwanzbaum, Andentanne, Chilenische Schmucktanne, Pehuén
Greek: Χιλιανή αραουκάρια
gv: Arroghyr
hsb: Chilska arawkarija, Chilski błahoč
Hungarian: Chilei araukária, Pikkelyfenyő
Icelandic: Apahrellir
Irish: Arócar
Italian: Albero della scimmia
Japanese: チリマツ
Korean: 칠레소나무
lah: اراکیریا اراکانا
Latvian: Čīles araukārija
Lithuanian: Čilinė araukarija
Luxembourgish: Afebam
Malayalam: മങ്കി പസിൾ ട്രീ
Norwegian Bokmål: Skjellgran
Persian: معمای میمون
Polish: Araukaria chilijska, Igława chilijska
Portuguese: Araucária-do-Chile
Quechua: Piwin
Russian: Араукария чилийская
Serbian: Pehuén, Араукарија араукана, Чилеанска араукарија
Serbian (Latin): Čileanska araukarija
Slovak: Araukária andská, Blahočet čilský, Blahočet čílsky
Slovenian: Čilska aravkarija
Spanish: Araucaria, Josefa y natalia tortigulis, Nuez de pehuen, Pehuen, Pehuén, Pino Araucana, Pino Chileno, Piñonero
Swedish: Brödgran, Pehuen
Turkish: Şili arokaryası, Maymun bulmacası, Maymun bulmacası ağacı, Maymun çıkmazı, Maymun çıkmazı ağacı, Pehuen, Şili arokanyası
udm: Чилиысь араукария
Ukrainian: Араукарія чилійська
Welsh: Cas gan fwnci, Cas-gan-fwnci, Pinwydden Chile

Synonyms

Abies araucana (Molina) Poir.
Araucaria araucana f. virgata Schwer.
Araucaria araucana subsp. conguillioensis Silba
Araucaria araucana var. angustifolia Dallim. & A.B.Jacks.
Araucaria araucana var. aurea (Dallim. & A.B.Jacks.) Dallim. & A.B.Jacks.
Araucaria chilensis (Lam.) Mirb.
Araucaria dombeyi A.Rich.
Araucaria imbricata Pav.
Araucaria imbricata var. aurea Dallim. & A.B.Jacks.
Araucaria imbricata var. platifolia G.Nicholson
Araucaria imbricata var. variegata Gordon
Columbea imbricata (Pav.) Carrière
Columbea imbricata var. densa Carrière
Columbea imbricata var. denudata Carrière
Columbea imbricata var. distans Carrière
Columbea imbricata var. latifolia Carrière
Columbea imbricata var. striata Carrière
Columbea imbricata var. variegata (Gordon) Carrière
Columbea quadrifaria Salisb.
Dombeya araucana (Molina) Raeusch.
Dombeya chilensis (Molina) Lam.
Pinus araucana Molina
Pinus araucana Molina
Quadrifaria imbricata (Pav.) Manetti ex Gordon

Photos

Photo: Vicente Fernández Rioja, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Nelson Atencio, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: http://www.sphaydenphotography.com, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: celine brochard, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Nicolas Olejnik, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Scott Zona from Miami, Florida, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: David Newton, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: nitsuga74, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: scott.zona, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Samuel Solís Fuentes, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Francisco E. Fonturbel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: scott.zona, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.