Araucaria bidwillii, commonly known as the bunya pine (/ ˈbʌnjə /), [4] banya[5] or bunya-bunya, is a large evergreen coniferous tree in the family Araucariaceae which is endemic to Australia. Its natural range is southeast Queensland with two very small, disjunct populations in northeast Queensland's World Heritage listed Wet Tropics.

bunya pine, (Araucaria bidwillii), large evergreen conifer of the family Araucariaceae, native to humid areas in southeastern Queensland, Australia. The saplings are sold as houseplants in many areas, and the cream-coloured wood is used for veneers, plywood, and boxes.

2025年1月11日 · Description of the evolution, biology, distribution, ecology, and uses of Araucaria bidwillii (Bunya pine).

Araucaria bidwillii is a tall tree growing 30-45 metres in height, with a straight, rough-barked trunk, and a very distinctive symmetrical, dome-shaped crown. It is an emergent species in subtropical rainforest and is confined to Queensland, where it occurs mainly between Nambour and Gympie and west to the Bunya Mountains, with a small ...

The bunya pine, or Araucaria bidwillii, is famous for its huge cones and its delicious seeds. It's a relative of the monkey puzzle tree, another curious plant.

Evergreen, broadleaf, coniferous tree that can grow up to 30–50 m (98–164 ft) high. Leaves produced in the shade are glossy, light-green, narrow, 2.5-5 cm long, stiff, with a sharp point, and in two rows on the branchlets.

Tree to 50 m with straight unbranched trunk, to 1.3 m dbh. Bark hard and rough, dark brown to black, peeling in thin layers. Branches long and spreading when mature, forming a dome-shaped canopy with leaves at the tips; trees conical or pyramidal when young.

Araucaria bidwillii is a large, emergent tree in subtropical rainforest on basaltic or other igneous substrates that is sometimes associated with Araucaria cunninghamii. It occupies the ecotone between moist angiosperm-dominated forest and drier vine thickets with partly deciduous trees, particularly in the southern part of its disjunct range.

Scientific name: Araucaria bidwillii Pronunciation: air-ah-KAIR-ee-uh bid-WILL-ee-eye Common name(s): False Monkey-Puzzletree Family: Araucariaceae USDA hardiness zones: 9 through 11 (Fig. 2) Origin: not native to North America Uses: suitable for growing indoors; specimen Availability: generally available in many areas within its hardiness ...

Araucaria bidwillii, the Bunya-pine, however remains one of the great tree species to be encountered in the botanic gardens and parks of Australia. Much as the monkey puzzle, Araucaria araucana, is sometimes viewed as an out-of-place anachronism in British scenery, relic planting from the Victorian