Agathis kinabaluensis

Araucariaceae Agathis kinabaluensis de Laub.

Etymology
Agathis refers to ‘ball of thread’; indicating its spherical seed cones.
kinabaluensis refers to Mount Kinabalu, where it was first described.

Colloquial Name
Kinabalu kauri

Distribution

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

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

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

• 1 Habitat Loss & Degradation
  • 1.5 Direct Human Disturbance
• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.1 Logging & Wood Harvesting

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

Agathis kinabaluensis 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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