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PINHEIRO-DO-PARANÁ
(Araucaria angustifolia)
O Pinheiro-do-paraná é uma árvore da família Araucariacea, nativa das
florestas e dos campos do sul do País. Pode também ser chamada de Araucária,
Pinho, Pinho-do-paraná, Pinheiro-brasileiro, Pinheiro-dasmissões, Curil,
Curi ou Curiúva (nomes indígenas).
Arvore alta que atinge de 40 a 50 metros de altura, o pinheiro tem como
característica a disposição da ramificação dos galhos, formando andares. A
medida em que a árvore entra na idade madura, passa a apresentar o aspecto típico
de uma taça.
A maior área de ocorrência da araucária é o Estado do Paraná, sendo
considerada a árvore-símbolo daquele Estado, daí a denominação
Pinheiro-do-paraná.
Atualmente, o Pinheiro-do-paraná encontra-se no status de espécie ameaçada
de extinção, haja vista que sua área foi reduzida de 7,5 milhões de hectares
(43% do Estado do Paraná) para cerca de 150 mil hectares (0,75% do Estado),
devido ao intenso corte de madeira.
ELENISE
ANGELOTTI BASTOS SIPINSKI Bióloga - Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos
Recursos Naturais Renováveis - IBAMAJPR
BRAZILIAN
PINE (
Araucaria angustifolia)
The Brazilian Pine is a tree of the family
Araucariacea, native of the Southern woods and fields. It may also be called
Araucaria, Pine, Paraná pine, Missions pine, Curíi, Curl or Curiúva (native
names).
This tall pine, which reaches 40 to 50 meters high,
is characterized by its verticillate spreading. As the tree grows mature, it
resembles a cup.
The most common area to find the araucaria is the
State of Paraná, where it is considered the State tree, thus leading some to
call it Paraná pine.
The Brazilian pine is currently considered an
endangered species, since its territory was reduced from 7,5 million hectares (43% of the territory of the State of Paraná) to around 150
thousand hectares (0,75% of the State territory), due to intense depletion of
timber stocks.
ELENISE
ANGELOTTI BASTOS SIPINSKI Biologist - Brazilian Institute for the Environment
and Water Resources - IBAMA/PR
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