- The Monkey Puzzle Tree (Araucaria araucana)
- evergreen
- may live for more than 700 years
- seeds (called nuts) can be eaten raw but are tastier when boiled
- National tree of Chile where it's been declared a national monument
- once considered the most valuable timber in the southern Andes, monkey puzzle trees were commonly felled for railway sleepers, pit props in mines, ship masts, and paper pulp
- logging is now forbidden in Chile and the international trade of monkey puzzle products was outlawed in 2002
- Conservation Status: ENDANGERED