Agathis lenticula

Araucariaceae Agathis lenticula de Laub.

Etymology
Agathis refers to ‘ball of thread’; indicating its spherical seed cones.
lenticula refers to ‘lenticularis’; indicating its leaves are lens-shaped.

Colloquial Name
Sabah kauri

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
4, 42, BOR, BOR-SB, BOR-SR

Habitat
The natural habitats for Agathis lenticula are subtropical/tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical/tropical moist montane forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 1700 up to 1700 metres. There are no conifers associated with Agathis lenticula that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 10
Agathis lenticula 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 lenticula is decreasing. There are ongoing threats for Agathis lenticula and they are listed as follows:

• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.1 Logging & Wood Harvesting

IUCN Category – VU
According to the IUCN Red List, Agathis lenticula has been assigned the status of VU(Vulnerable). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species qualifies as Vulnerable and is of risk.

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

Agathis lenticula 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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