Far-Zar-Mawi / Christmas Tree
Araucaria columnaris
- Found in India
- Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu & more
How to identify Far-Zar-Mawi
Identify Far-Zar-Mawi by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Narrow columnar conical shape.
- Confirm leaf shape: Linear.
- In India, compare location records such as Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Araucariaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Far-Zar-Mawi.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Araucaria columnaris
- Genus
- Araucaria
- Family
- Araucariaceae
- Found in India
- Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttarakhand, Kerala, Mizoram, Assam, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Delhi, Karnataka, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Rajasthan, Sikkim
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- LinearrecordedVery long and narrow with roughly parallel sides.“The young leaves are needle-like, while the broader adult leaves are triangular and scale-like.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Characters marked “recorded” are for Far-Zar-Mawi itself; the rest are typical of the Araucariaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Fruit
- Nut
Typical of the Araucariaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Mizo
- Far-zar-mawi
About Far-Zar-Mawi
Christmas Tree (Araucaria columnaris) belongs to the Araucariaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and 18 other states.
Araucariaceae
Christmas Tree Family
Far-Zar-Mawi belongs to the Araucariaceae family.
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