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Araucaria araucana (Monkey-puzzle, Pehuén)
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Araucaria
Native to central Chile and west-central Argentina in
South America where it grows on the lower slopes of the Andes. Seeds are edible
and are eaten by the local Mapuche people who refer to the tree as Pehuén. The
spaniards referred to these people as the Araucanians (no longer acceptable
terminology), from which the scientific names are derived. Monkey-puzzles are
grown in urban areas of southern Africa.
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