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Monkey puzzle
Araucaria bidwillii
Monkey puzzle · Araucaria de Bidwill · Araucaria de Bidwill, Bunya-Bunya · Ausztráliai araukária · Boenjaboenja · Bunya Bunya · Bunya Pine · Bunya-Bunya Pine · Bunya-Bunya-Baum · Buya-buya · Kvapioji araukarija · Pinhão-buya-buya · Queensland-Araukarie · Queensland-pine · araucaria australiana · araucária · araucária-da-austrália
At a glance
Origin / distribution: AU, BR, CO, DZ, IN, MX, PT
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: not documented
Science studied: ENT-15-ACETOXY-LABD-8-E-13-DIENE, AGATHISFLAVONE-7-METHYL-ETHER, 19-ALDEHYDO-8(17),E-13-LABDADIEN-15-OATE, AMENTOFLAVONE-DIMETHYL-ETHER
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Araucariaceae
Scientific name: Araucaria bidwillii
Common names: Monkey puzzle, Araucaria de Bidwill, Araucaria de Bidwill, Bunya-Bunya, Ausztráliai araukária, Boenjaboenja, Bunya Bunya, Bunya Pine, Bunya-Bunya Pine, Bunya-Bunya-Baum, Buya-buya, Kvapioji araukarija, Pinhão-buya-buya, Queensland-Araukarie, Queensland-pine, araucaria australiana, araucária, araucária-da-austrália
POWO: 261684-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
The source record documents this plant in AU, BR, CO, DZ, IN, MX, PT.
Documented historical or traditional applications are not available in this record.
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- AU
- BR
- CO
- DZ
- IN
- MX
- PT
Documented cultural uses
not documented in this record
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Phytochemical Analysis on the Female Cone of Araucaria bidwillii Hook · 2024 source ↗
- Phytochemical analysis on the female cone of <i>Araucaria bidwillii</i> Hook. · 2024 source ↗
- Chemical composition of bunya nuts (Araucaria bidwillii) compared to Araucaria angustifolia and Araucaria araucana species. · 2022 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ENT-15-ACETOXY-LABD-8-E-13-DIENE
- AGATHISFLAVONE-7-METHYL-ETHER
- 19-ALDEHYDO-8(17),E-13-LABDADIEN-15-OATE
- AMENTOFLAVONE-DIMETHYL-ETHER
- BILOBETIN
- ENT-3,E-13-CLERODADIEN-15-OATE
- CUPRESSUFLAVONE-7-METHYL-ETHER
- CUPRESSUFLAVONE-7,7''-DIMETHYL-ETHER
- DIMETHYL-AGATHATE
- 7,7''-DI-O-METHYLAGATHISFLAVONE
- HINOKIFLAVONE
- ENT-8BETA-HYDROXY-LABD-E-13-EN-15-OATE
- ENT-LABDA-8,E-13-DIEN-15-OL
- ENT-LABDA-8,13-DIEN-15-OL-ACETATE
- ENT-8(17),E-13-LABDADIEN-15-OATE
- 7-O-METHYLAGATHISFLAVONE
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- 7-O-METHYLCUPRESSUFLAVONE
- METHYL-ENT-8ALPHA-HYDROXY-LABD-E-13-EN-15-OATE
- METHYL-13BETA-HYDROXY-8(17),14-LABDDADIENE-19-OATE
- MUCILAGE
- MYRICETIN
- MYRICETOL
- MYRICITRIN
- MYRICITRIN-3-RHAMNOSIDE
- PULCHERRIMIN
- QUERCETIN
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- TANNIN
- VOUACAPEN-5-ALPHA-OL
- AGATHOLATE
- ACETYL-AGATHOLATE
- APIGENIN
- ENT-4(18),E-13-CLERODADIEN-15-OATE
- 7,7''-DI-O-METHYLACUPRESSUFLAVONE
- ENT-8BETA,15-LABD-E-13-ENE-DIOL
- METHYL-ENT-8BETA-HYDROXY-LABD-E-13-EN-15-OATE
- PULCHERRALPIN
- RUTIN
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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