The Amboina pine, also called dammar pine, is a conifer in the family Araucariaceae native to Sulawesi, the Maluku Islands, and the Philippines. It is a medium to large tree reaching up to 60 meters, with long clear trunks topped by an emergent crown, grey resin blistered bark, and foliage that varies considerably in color between individual trees; it is harvested both for dammar resin and for timber. The IUCN Red List classifies it as Vulnerable. 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 Connections
Child Taxon Of
Agathis, Taxa Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Agathis dammara
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Source Plants For A Future: Agathis dammara
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Source Agathis dammara (Wikipedia)Distribution: PhilippinesQuote, Distribution: Philippines
Agathis dammara, commonly known as the Amboina pine or dammar pine, is a coniferous tree in the family Araucariaceae, native to Sulawesi, the Maluku Islands and the Philippines.
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1. Agathis dammara (Wikipedia)
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Agathis dammara, commonly known as the Amboina pine or dammar pine, is a coniferous tree in the family Araucariaceae, native to Sulawesi, the Maluku Islands and the Philippines.
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Agathis dammara, commonly known as the Amboina pine or dammar pine, is a coniferous tree in the family Araucariaceae, native to Sulawesi, the Maluku Islands and the Philippines.
View the Source2. Plants For A Future: Agathis dammara
Plants For A FutureHabitats
Mountain forests ... Scattered in lowland rain forests at elevations up to 1,200 metres, though in the Philippines it is reported to grow at elevations up to 2,100 metres
Other Uses (Wood)
The wood is lustrous; the grain mainly straight; texture fine and uniform; generally without distinctive odour or taste[ 316 ].
View the Source 3. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Agathis dammara
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyTaxon recordQuote, Taxon record
"canonicalName": "Agathis dammara"
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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