Moreton Bay Pine or Hoop Pine Tree, Araucaria cunninghamii, Araucariaceae. Durban Botanical Gardens, South Africa.

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Moreton Bay Pine or Hoop Pine Tree, Araucaria cunninghamii, Araucariaceae. Durban Botanical Gardens, South Africa. Other less commonly used names include Colonial Pine, Richmond River Pine, Queensland Pine, Alloa, Ningwik, or Pien, the wood is sometimes called Arakaria. The scientific name honours the botanist and explorer Allan Cunningham, who collected the first specimens in the 1820's. The species is found in the coastal rainforests of eastern Australia and in New Guinea.

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Location: Durban, Kwazula Natal, South Africa
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