The bull kauri is a conifer in the family Araucariaceae endemic to Australia, formally described in 1918, found almost entirely in the Atherton Tableland of Far North Queensland at elevations of 400 to 900 meters. It grows to about 50 meters tall with a trunk up to 2.7 meters in diameter, coarse flaky bark, cones with 160 to 210 scales, and soft, pale cream to brown timber. The IUCN Red List classifies it as Near Threatened due to habitat loss that has restricted its already limited range. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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DietPhotosynthetic Autotroph 1 System (Realm) Relationship to PeopleSource of Timber or Wood 2 Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Comparison
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1. Agathis microstachya (Wikipedia)
Infobox: status
NT
Lead, sentence naming the group it belongs to
Agathis microstachya, the bull kauri, is a species of conifer in the family Araucariaceae, endemic to Australia.
View the Source2. The Gymnosperm Database: Agathis microstachya
The Gymnosperm DatabaseDistribution and Ecology
Almost entirely confined to rainforests of the Atherton Tableland
Ethnobotany
used for house framing, flooring, and joinery
Ethnobotany: house framing and joinery
It is not durable in contact with the ground, but is used for house framing, flooring, and joinery (Boland et al. 1985).
View the Source 3. Bull Kauri (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q2826482 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): near threatened.
- Child Taxon Of: Agathis, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)
View the Source 4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Pinales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12387Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12387
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Araucariaceae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12547Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12547
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Plant (Wikipedia)
Lead, whole group is photosyntheticQuote, Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.
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