Abstract
Cuticular studies of broad multiveined leafed conifers from the Victorian Lower Cretaceous using SEM and light microscopy confirm the presence of the Araucariaceae. The micromorphological features of the cuticle allow discrimination of six new species that show affinities to the extant sections of Araucaria. Araucaria actifoliatus, A. carinatus, A. falcatus, and A. otwayensis can be assigned to section Eutacta. Araucaria seorsum is similar to the sections Eutacta and Columbea, and A. lanceolatus appears most similar to section Columbea. Additional foliage is referred to the Araucariaceae on the basis of gross morphology and the abundance of associated seed cone scales and cone axes.
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