Agathis australis

Araucariaceae Agathis australis (D. Don) Lindl.

Etymology
Agathis refers to ‘ball of thread’; indicating its spherical seed cones.
australis refers to ‘from the south’; indicating it’s the southernmost species of Agathis.

Colloquial Name
Kauri

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
5, 51, NZN

Habitat
The natural habitats for Agathis australis are subtropical/tropical moist lowland forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 1 up to 600 metres. Other conifers associated with Agathis australis are:

USDA Hardiness zone – 9
Agathis australis is hardy to USDA Zone 9 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -6.7C (20F) to -1.1C (30F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Agathis australis is unknown. There are no known threats for Agathis australis.

IUCN Category – NT
According to the IUCN Red List, Agathis australis 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 australis is Agathis. The coordinate taxa for Agathis australis are therefore:

Agathis australis 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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