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The family ARAUCARIACEAE

A family of only two genera, Araucaria and Agathis, with all the species indigenous south of the equator. Trees dioecious or monoecious. The ovate cones are composed of very numerous ovuliferous scales, which are spirally arranged and each bear only one ovule. The bract scales are fused to the ovuliferous scales. The ripe cones disintegrate on the tree, the wingless seeds and the scales falling to the ground.

Araucariaceae includes the genera:

Araucaria

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