Plant monuments of the Araucariaceae family in Galicia (Northwest Spain)

Abstract

ABSTRACT The unique climatic conditions of Galicia (in North-Western Spain), between the Euro-Siberian and Mediterranean floristic worlds, allow for the establishment of plant species from almost all the climatic regions of the world. Even though there is no native species of the Araucariaceae family in Galicia, hundreds of specimens are cultivated and as explained later, we can find some outstanding specimens of this family. The trees of the Araucariaceae family included in this work represent a very interesting sample of outstanding specimens of this family in Galicia.