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BUNYA PINE FACTS |
Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License
Common Name
Bunya Pine
Description
The Bunya Pine is a large evergreen coniferous tree. It has a straight, rough-barked trunk, and a distinctive dome-shaped crown. The cones are large, soft-shelled and seeds are edible. The cones can weigh over 10kg and fall intact to the ground. The seeds have been an important food resource for Aboriginal people.
Distribution
Bunya Mountains in south east Queensland. Also the Jimna area and at Mt Lewis in Queensland
Growth Characteristics
Height: to 50m
Classification
| Class: | Pinopsida | | Order: | Pinales | | Family: | Araucariaceae | | Genus: | Araucaria | | Species: | bidwillii | | Common Name: | Bunya Pine |
Relatives in same Genus
Araucaria cunninghamia
Araucaria heterophylla
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