The Araucaria araucana is a tree in the genus Araucaria. Known as Monkey Puzzle, it grows to 40 metres tall with a 2 metres trunk diameter. Its native habitat is the Chilean and Argentinian slopes of the south-central Andes.
The leaves are thick, tough, triangular, with sharp edges and tip. What concerns the reproduction, it is usually dioecious, with the male and female cones on separate trees. The tree is wind pollinated.
In the genus Araucaria there are 19 extant species distributed in the south hemisphere, with species in New Guinea, Australia and Brazil, for example. For more information, click here.
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| Araucaria araucana. Source: http://www.elicriso.it/es/como_cultivar/araucaria/ |
Ficus sycomorus
The Ficus sycomorus is a fig species, called sycamore fig or just sycamore. It grows to 20 m tall and 6 m wide. The leaves are heart shaped. It is native to Africa and there the trees are usually found in rich soils along rivers and in mixed woodlands. The fruit is a large edible fig, with 2 to 3 cm in diameter. For more information, click here.
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| Ficus sycomorus. Source: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/oom_piet/3691645326/ |
Caesalpinia echinata (Pau brasil)
The Caesalpinia echinata is a famous brazilian tree known as Pau Brasil. It's a tree in the pea family. It has an orange-red heartwood, and it is used for making bows for stringed instruments. That's because of it Brazil received its name. When the Portuguese navigators arrived in 1500, the pau-brasil was extremely abundant in the whole brazilian coast. Because of its exploration since the 16th century, the specie is nearly extirpated. For more information, click here.
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| Caesalpinia echinata. Source: http://www.sabianatureza.com.br/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/pau_brasil_03.jpg |
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