Royal Botanic Garden Sydney

Common name: Bunya pine

Family: Araucariaceae (Araucaria)

Distribution: Queensland

IUCN Red list: Least concern

Life form: Evergreen tree

Comments: A large conifer occurring only in the Bunya Mountains near Kingaroy, south-eastern Queensland; the head of the Brisbane River and two localities in far northern Queensland. Mature trees produce, irregularly, cones weighing up to 5 kg, each containing many starchy seeds. Aboriginal Families travelled long distances to collect and eat the tasty, highly nutritious seeds, either raw or roasted.