Agathis silbae is a conifer in the family Araucariaceae endemic to the island of Espiritu Santo in Vanuatu, found only on the Cumberland Peninsula and Mount Tabwemasana between 450 and 760 meters, in wet rainforest receiving about 4,500 millimeters of rain a year. It grows as a large emergent tree rising above the surrounding montane canopy and was described in 1987 by David de Laubenfels, who named it for the botanist John Silba; Vanuatu's forestry department considers it potentially synonymous with Agathis macrophylla. The IUCN Red List classifies it as Near Threatened. 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 PeopleUsed in Traditional Medicine 3 Relationship to PeopleSource of Timber or Wood 3 Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Comparison
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Agathis, Taxa Source Agathis silbae (Wikidata)
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1. Agathis silbae (Wikipedia)
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The species is threatened by habitat loss, and is assessed as near-threatened.
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Agathis silbae is a species of conifer in the family Araucariaceae.
In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Lead section
It is a large emergent tree in lower mountain rainforest on the wetter western and northwestern slopes of Espiritu Santo's central mountain range, with an average annual rainfall of about 4,500 mm.
View the Source2. Wikipedia: Agathis silbae
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It is a large emergent tree in lower mountain rainforest on the wetter western and northwestern slopes of Espiritu Santo's central mountain range, with an average annual rainfall of about 4,500 mm.
3. The Gymnosperm Database: Agathis silbae
The Gymnosperm DatabaseEthnobotany: resin, bark and root tips
Traditionally, the resin has been used for lighting and to caulk canoes, and its soot for tattoos; the bark for medicines; and the root tips for "fattening babies" (Siwatibau et al. 1998 and Wheatley 1992, both cited in Corrigan et al. 2009).
Ethnobotany: commercial logging
Santo kauri was commercially logged by a local operator between 1995 and 1997, and the wood is much in demand.
View the Source 4. Agathis silbae (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q2826485 (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 5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Pinales
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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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