Agathis macrophylla

Araucariaceae Agathis macrophylla (Lindl.) Mast.

Etymology
Agathis refers to ‘ball of thread’; indicating its spherical seed cones.
macrophylla refers to ‘large leaves’; indicating it has large leaves compared to other Agathis species.

Colloquial Name
Fijian kauri, Dakua kauri

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
FIJ, SCZ, VAN

Habitat
The natural habitats for Agathis macrophylla are subtropical/tropical moist lowland forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 900 up to 900 metres. There are no conifers associated with Agathis macrophylla that are known of.

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

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

IUCN Category – EN
According to the IUCN Red List, Agathis macrophylla has been assigned the status of EN(Endangered). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species qualifies as Endangered and is very much at risk.

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

Agathis macrophylla 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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