Araucaria heterophylla (Norfolk Island pine)

[= Araucaria excelsa]

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Norfolk Island pine, Arderne Gardens, Claremont, Cape Town. [photo H. Robertson, Iziko ©]

Native to Norfolk Island, which is between Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia. It is grown as a garden and street-side tree in southern African and is the most common Araucaria species in Cape Town.

Where to see

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• South Africa > Cape Town > Arderne Gardens

Links

• Araucaria heterophylla (Wikipedia)
• Araucaria heterophylla (Gymnosperm database).