Yes, but the nuts of Araucaria araucana don't look like those of the
bunya (Araucaria bidwillii). And Araucaria angustifolia has a
sub-tropical distribution (can't find decent pictures of the seeds).

What I am looking for is a species of Araucaria in Patagonia from
which bunya-like seeds might have come.

I am wondering whether some enthusiastic Australian donated bunya nut
seeds to the Argentinian museum and these have now been confused with
a native species.


On Sat, 17 May 2003 18:05:01 -0400, "Jeff Shimonski"
wrote:

Try Araucaria araucana or A. angustifolia.

Jeff


"Richard Wright" wrote in message ...
In the ethnographic museum in Cordoba (Argentina) there is a display
of Patagonian material culture. On a grindstone there lie nuts that
are (superficially, at least) indistinguishable in size and shape from
those of the Australian 'bunya' Araucaria bidwillii.

I can't find any reference on the web to the species in Patagonia from
which these nuts might have come.

Can somebody give me a pointer?

The Australian bunya can be seen at:

http://www.saveurs.sympatico.ca/ency...alie/bunya.jpg

Richard Wright