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Nomenclature. Family: ARAUCARIACEAE. Synonym(s): Araucaria imbricata Pav. Further trade and local names: piñón, araucaria de Neuquén (AR); araucaria (CL); Chile pine (GB); pin du Chili (FR); Chiletanne (DE); monkey puzzle tree (GB, US). Code according to DIN EN 13556: ARAR.
CITES(EU) status of protection. Listed in Annex I(A).
Similar timbers. Araucaria angustifolia, Agathis spp..
Geographic distribution. Temperate South America. Argentina and Chile, southern andean region.
Growth rings, colour, grain, etc. Growth ring boundaries distinct (growth ring boundaries best observed on clean cross sections, demarcated by a very narrow band of slightly darker latewood); transition from earlywood to latewood gradual. Heartwood basically brown, yellow; occasionally with streaks. Sapwood similar to heartwood colour. Odour indistinct or absent. Wood of medium weight (± 0.50 g/cm3). Interlocked grain absent.
Hardwood vs softwood. Vessels (pores) absent (= softwood).
Rays. Rays narrow. Large rays commonly less than 1 mm high.
Resin canals. Normal resin canals absent.
Physical and chemical tests. Heartwood not fluorescent. Water extract not fluorescent; colour shade of water extract colourless to brown. Ethanol extract not fluorescent; colour shade of ethanol extract colourless to brown. Froth test negative. Splinter burns to full ash; colour of ash white to grey.
Additional information. • Transverse section + wood surface. Araucaria araucana (Pehuén, pino araucano). Transverse section ca. 10x. Radial surface, natural size. • comparison Araucaria araucana vs A. angustifolia. Araucaria araucana (Pehuén, pino araucano). Araucaria angustifolia (Brasilkiefer, Parana pine). The wood of Araucaria araucana cannot be separated macroscopically from that of other Araucaria species. • Comparison Araucaria angustifolia vs Agathis australis. Araucaria araucana (Pehuén, pino araucano). Agathis australis (Kauri). The wood of Araucaria araucana cannot be separated macroscopically from that of Agathis species.
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Cite this publication as: ‘Richter, H.G., Gembruch, K., and Koch, G. 2014 onwards. CITESwoodID: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval. In English, French, German, and Spanish. Version: 4th April 2023. www.delta-intkey.com’.
