As per my search, the following species are cultivated in India & *Araucaria heterophylla *may not be growing in India (One can see the details by clicking on the links). I think we need to check & correct our postings of *Araucaria heterophylla *so far on the group:
Gardening in India<http://books.google.co.in/books?id=nt0k-zQzllwC&pg=PA487&dq=Araucaria+%2B+india&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ke2rUpKPL8aGrgfD94GADA&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Araucaria%20%2B%20india&f=false> By George Marshall Woodrow, G Marshall (1999- *Araucaria bidwillii*<https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/ar/araucariaceae/araucaria/araucaria-bidwillii>, *Araucaria* *cookii* R.Br. ex Endl. synonym<http://www.theplantlist.org/about/#synonym>of *Araucaria columnaris* (G.Forst.) Hook.<http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-14348>, *Araucaria* *excelsa* (Lamb.) R.Br. synonym<http://www.theplantlist.org/about/#synonym>of *Araucaria* *columnaris* (G.Forst.) Hook.<http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-14348>, *Araucaria cunninghamii* Aiton ex D.Don<http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-14352> ) ------------------------------ Trees of Delhi: A Field Guide<http://books.google.co.in/books?id=vw9IDLLkWtEC&pg=PA328&dq=Araucaria+%2B+india&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ke2rUpKPL8aGrgfD94GADA&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Araucaria%20%2B%20india&f=false> By Pradip Krishen (2006- Identifying Delhi's Christmas tree- Araucaria columnaris<https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/ar/araucariaceae/araucaria/araucaria-columnaris>& not *Araucaria heterophylla*) ------------------------------ Floriculture in India<http://books.google.co.in/books?id=2H4-39ZufiEC&pg=PA197&dq=Araucaria+%2B+india&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ke2rUpKPL8aGrgfD94GADA&ved=0CEAQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=Araucaria%20%2B%20india&f=false> By Gurcharan Singh Randhawa, Amitabha Mukhopadhyay (1986- *Araucaria bidwillii*<https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/ar/araucariaceae/araucaria/araucaria-bidwillii>, *Araucaria* *cookii* R.Br. ex Endl. synonym<http://www.theplantlist.org/about/#synonym>of *Araucaria columnaris* (G.Forst.) Hook.<http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-14348>, *Araucaria* *excelsa* (Lamb.) R.Br. synonym<http://www.theplantlist.org/about/#synonym>of *Araucaria* *columnaris* (G.Forst.) Hook.<http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-14348>, *Araucaria cunninghamii* Aiton ex D.Don<http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-14352> ) ------------------------------ Species with description & keys in Flora of Pakistan<http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=102440>: *Araucaria **columnaris* (Forster)Hook. f.<http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=242426707> *Araucaria **cunninghamii* Sweet,<http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=200005238> ------------------------------ Species with distribution in annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=110&taxon_id=102440>: *Araucaria **bidwillii* Hook.<http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=110&taxon_id=200005237> On 11 December 2013 07:47, surajit koley <[email protected]>wrote: > Good morning Satish Sir > > Thank you so much for this very interesting as well as enlightening quote. > I wondered if it was possible to id an *Araucaria* merely by general > appearance, without details on bark, leaves, cones etc. As i searched the > Indian species i came across - > > 1. *bidwillii* - http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/242955 > 2. *angustifolia* - http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/228765 > 3. *cunninghamii* - > http://indiabiodiversity.org/observation/show/303968 > 4. *columnaris* - http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/242956 > > One site informed *heterophylla* is close relative to *columnaris*. and i > was wondering how to differentiate them - > http://waynesword.palomar.edu/ecoph27.htm > > Have a nice day > > Regards, > > surajit > > > > > On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 2:49 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Exactly this type of question I was expecting during the fortnightly >> episode not only about this but other species of gymnosperms too. >> I have gathered some of the information about Gymnosperms from a very >> interesting book : *"The secret Life of Trees" by Colin Tudge.* >> I would like to quote a sentence from the book related to above matter. >> India is strangely deprived of wild,native conifers. Conifers grow very >> well in India - in plantations. But apart from a few Eurasian types on the >> Himalayas, the only living native is *Nageia wallichiana* of the >> southern hemisphere podocarp family in the Western ghats in the southwest >> of the country. >> He further says that..... >> The reson might behistorical. India was wiped clean about 60 million >> years ago by the huge deccan volcanoes, which buried a greater part of the >> subcontinent in lava.The angiosperms, by then well established, seem to >> have been the first to get back in to the devastated land(although this >> idea clearly does not chime well with the conifers' reputation as >> outstanding pioneers. >> >> >> >> Dr Satish Phadke >> >> >> On 10 December 2013 07:49, surajit koley >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Sir, >>> >>> May I know how many and what species of *Araucaria* can be found in our >>> country and how to identify them? >>> >>> Thank you, >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> surajit >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 1:44 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Forwarding again for Id assistance please. >>>> >>>> >>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>>> From: Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> >>>> Date: 3 December 2013 00:27 >>>> Subject: [efloraofindia:176247] Gymnosperms fortnight :: Araucariaceae >>>> » ¿ Araucaria ? in a garden of Mumbai :: DV07 >>>> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Gymnosperms fortnight >>>> Araucariaceae ... araucaria family >>>> ¿ *Araucaria* ? sp. >>>> Dear friends, I hope this burnt photo gives a clue - hoping it to be >>>> species of *Araucaria*.at Chota Kashmir garden, Mumbai on 11 MAR 07 >>>> >>>> >>>> <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F423937081%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdM6uQRuCTiqadJE0iFDwapSN5eRg> >>>> >>>> >>>> Regards. >>>> Dinesh >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> With regards, >>>> J.M.Garg >>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >>>> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >>>> The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand >>>> species* & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. >>>> (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): >>>> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. 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