Agathis labillardierei

Araucariaceae Agathis labillardierei Warb.

Etymology
Agathis refers to ‘ball of thread’; indicating its spherical seed cones.
labillardieri refers to the French explorer J. J. H. de Labillardière.

Colloquial Name
Western New Guinea kauri

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
4, 43, NWG, NWG-IJ, NWG-PN

Habitat
The natural habitats for Agathis labillardierei are subtropical/tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical/tropical moist montane forests, subtropical/tropical swampy forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 1 up to 2000 metres. There are no conifers associated with Agathis labillardierei that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 10
Agathis labillardierei is hardy to USDA Zone 10 (estimated), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -1.1C (30F) to 4.4C (40F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Agathis labillardierei is decreasing. There are ongoing threats for Agathis labillardierei and they are listed as follows:

• 1 Habitat Loss & Degradation
  • 1.1 Agriculture & Forestry
• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.1 Logging & Wood Harvesting

IUCN Category – NT
According to the IUCN Red List, Agathis labillardierei has been assigned the status of NT(Near Threatened). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species is not threatened, but is close to having this status.

Superordinate Taxa
The nearest superordinate taxon for Agathis labillardierei is Agathis. The coordinate taxa for Agathis labillardierei are therefore:

Agathis labillardierei is also placed under Araucariaceae. This family is mostly located on the southern hemisphere, whith New Caledonia as its hotspot for Araucariaceae diversity.

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