Agathis dammara

Araucariaceae Agathis dammara (Lamb.) Rich. & A. Rich.

Etymology
Agathis refers to ‘ball of thread’; indicating its spherical seed cones.
dammara refers to ‘Dammar’ which is the name of its resin in Moluccan.

Colloquial Name
Amboina kauri

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
4, 42, MOL, PHI, SUL

Habitat
The natural habitats for Agathis dammara are subtropical/tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical/tropical moist montane forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 1 up to 2200 metres. There are no conifers associated with Agathis dammara that are known of.

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

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

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

Agathis dammara 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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