Tree profiles: Parana Pine
By: Retha Boswell
The Parana Pine (Araucaria angustifolia) is a critically endangered Brazilian conifer tree, though not a true pine. It is also known as the Brazilian Monkey Puzzle Tree and Candelabra Tree, or simply the Brazilian Pine. It is one of many trees that have become endangered...
By: Amelia Emery
The Parana pine is a species of conifer belonging to the Araucariaceae family. Known scientifically as Araucaria angustifolia, the Parana pine is native to Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina. The Parana pine is also commonly known as the Candelabra tree and the Brazilian monkey puzzle tree...
An introduction to leaf structure
By: David Thackston
The structure of leaves has evolved over time to make the maximum use of the plant's surface space in order to produce the nutrients that the plant needs in order to survive. Within the leaves photosynthesis takes place, which produces glucose, an energy source for...
An introduction to leaf structure
By: BerylM
Leaves are the parts of a plant that carry out photosynthesis, the process where light and carbon dioxide are absorbed and converted, with the addition of water, into glucose and oxygen. The plant uses the glucose and expels the oxygen as a waste product &ndash...
By: Retha Boswell
The Moreton Bay Pine (Araucaria cunninghamii), Hoop Pine, or Colonial Pine is a large evergreen conifer reaching about 60 meters (200 feet) in height. It is native to Australia, found mainly in coastal rainforest regions of northern New South Wales to northern Queensland, as well...
By: Retha Boswell
The Bunya Bunya Tree (Araucaria bidwillii) is a large tropical evergreen also known as the False Monkey Puzzle Tree and the Bunya Pine, or simply the Bunya. The species is native to coastal rain forest regions of Queensland, Australia, where they grow in volcanic soil...
By: Retha Boswell
The Cook Pine (Araucaria columnaris) is native to Cook Island, which is a small island to the northeast of Australia. It is sometimes called the New Calcedonian Pine or the Coral Reef Araucaria. Since its discovery it has been introduced to regions with similar climates...
How plants support the existence of life
By: Christyl Rivers
Plants support life by providing food and oxygen, which is needed for energy. All matter and all energy transform in and out of each other. Plants, by photosynthesis, create matter, (food) by cellular factories called chloroplasts. In short, energy from sunlight, plus carbon dioxide from...
By: John Welford
There are very few environments that do not support plant life of some kind, although some places are more challenging than others. Salt marshes, which are low-lying coastal areas in estuaries and harbors that are flooded at high tide but exposed at low tide, make...
By: Shannon Farlouis
Some of the most unusual plants in the world are fascinating examples of nature's wonders. The Venus Flytrap is one of these wonders. This plant is known to trap insects. This is a plant that snaps shut in less than a second to trap its...

 

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