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n. - Tall evergreen cone-bearing trees of South America and Australia with broad leathery leaves.

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  • The proper affinities of these trees are not known, but their wood resembles that of the Araucariaceae.
  • Over 100 Gondwanan species are found on the Cape York Peninsula, including members of the primitive angiosperm families Annonaceae and Lauraceae, as well as orchids of the...
  • Araucariaceae family, is considered one of the world's oldest and rarest trees.
  • Araucariaceae
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