Monkey pole name origin?

AlainK

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Araucaria araucana maybe ("Monkey puzzle tree")?...
It's called "désespoir des singes" here ("Monkeys' dispair") because of the pointed leaves that are enough to discourage monkeys to climb it.
Of course, this is just "popular" belief...
 
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