Hoop Pine
Araucaria cunninghamii
Also known as Colonial Pine, Coorong, Moreton By Pine
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, West Bengal
How to identify Hoop Pine
Identify Hoop Pine by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Hoop-like bark ridges (hoop pine).
- Confirm fruit type: Nut.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, West Bengal.
- Confirm it sits within the Araucariaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Hoop Pine.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Araucaria cunninghamii
- Genus
- Araucaria
- Family
- Araucariaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Planted
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Queensland, Australia
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, West Bengal
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Flower & fruit characters
- Fruit type
- NutrecordedA hard-shelled, single-seeded fruit that does not split open.“They disintegrate at maturity to release the nut-like edible seeds.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Fruit
- Nut
Characters marked “recorded” are for Hoop Pine itself; the rest are typical of the Araucariaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Hoop Pine
A member of the Araucariaceae family, Hoop Pine (Araucaria cunninghamii) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Uttarakhand and West Bengal. It is planted.
Araucariaceae
Christmas Tree Family
Hoop Pine belongs to the Araucariaceae family.
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