The Pacific kauri is a conifer in the family Araucariaceae, among the largest and fastest growing species in its genus, native to Fiji, Vanuatu, and the Santa Cruz Islands, where it grows in humid lowland and lower montane forest. It reaches up to 40 meters tall with a trunk up to 3 meters in diameter, mottled shedding bark typical of kauris, glossy elliptical leaves 7 to 15 centimeters long, and globular female cones 8 to 13 centimeters wide. The IUCN Red List classifies it as Vulnerable, and it is a valuable timber species across the Pacific. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Classification
System (Realm) Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Sources
1. Agathis macrophylla (Wikipedia)
Conservation status (IUCN Red List category stated in entity description)
bular female cones 8 to 13 centimeters wide. The IUCN Red List classifies it as Vulnerable, and it is a valuable timber species across the Pacific.
System/realm (stated plainly in the entity own recorded description)
The Pacific kauri is a conifer in the family Araucariaceae, among the largest and fastest growing species in its genus, native to Fiji, Vanuatu, and the Santa Cruz Islands, where it grows in humid lowland and lower montane forest.
View the Source2. Pacific Kauri (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q2732370 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): endangered.
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