Agathis borneensis

Araucariaceae Agathis borneensis Warb.

Etymology
Agathis refers to ‘ball of thread’; indicating its spherical seed cones.
borneensis refers to Borneo.

Colloquial Name
Borneo kauri

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
4, 42, BOR, BOR-BR, BOR-KA, BOR-SB, BOR-SR, MLY, MLY-PM, SUM

Habitat
The natural habitats for Agathis borneensis are subtropical/tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical/tropical moist montane forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 1 up to 2400 metres. There are no conifers associated with Agathis borneensis that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 10
Agathis borneensis 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 borneensis is decreasing. There are ongoing threats for Agathis borneensis 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 – EN
According to the IUCN Red List, Agathis borneensis 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 borneensis is Agathis. The coordinate taxa for Agathis borneensis are therefore:

Agathis borneensis 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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