Araucariaceae Agathis montana de Laub.
Etymology
Agathis refers to ‘ball of thread’; indicating its spherical seed cones.
montana refers to ‘from the mountains’; indicating its habitat.
Colloquial Name
Panié kauri
Distribution
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Habitat
The natural habitats for Agathis montana are subtropical/tropical moist montane forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 1600 up to 1600 metres. There are no conifers associated with Agathis montana that are known of.
USDA Hardiness zone – 10
Agathis montana 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 montana is decreasing. There are ongoing threats for Agathis montana and they are listed as follows:
IUCN Category – CR
According to the IUCN Red List, Agathis montana has been assigned the status of CR(Critically Endangered). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species qualifies as Critically endangered and is on the brink of being extinct in the wild.
Superordinate Taxa
The nearest superordinate taxon for Agathis montana is Agathis. The coordinate taxa for Agathis montana are therefore:
- Agathis atropurpurea
- Agathis australis
- Agathis borneensis
- Agathis dammara
- Agathis flavescens
- Agathis kinabaluensis
- Agathis labillardierei
- Agathis lanceolata
- Agathis lenticula
- Agathis macrophylla
- Agathis microstachya
- Agathis moorei
- Agathis orbicula
- Agathis ovata
- Agathis robusta
- Agathis silbae
Agathis montana 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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