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Mount Panie Kauri

Conifers and Other Gymnosperms

The Mount Panie kauri is a conifer in the family Araucariaceae endemic to the higher elevations of Mont Panie in New Caledonia, known locally as dayu biik in the Nemi and Fwai languages. It is exceptionally long lived; one recently deceased specimen stood 80 meters tall and was estimated at 1,100 to 1,300 years old by radiocarbon dating. The IUCN Red List classifies it as Critically Endangered, threatened by feral pigs, Phytophthora disease, bark beetles, and climate change. 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
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Scientific Name
Agathis montana 3
Conservation Status
Critically Endangered 1
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Agathis, Taxa
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Agathis montana
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Source Agathis montana (Wikipedia)Article text
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Agathis montana, the Mount Panié kauri, is a species of conifer in the family Araucariaceae that is endemic to the higher elevations of Mont Panié in New Caledonia.
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1. Agathis montana (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox: status
    CR
  • Lead, living organism
    Agathis montana, the Mount Panié kauri, is a species of conifer in the family Araucariaceae that is endemic to the higher elevations of Mont Panié in New Caledonia.
  • Lead, sentence naming the group it belongs to
    Agathis montana, the Mount Panié kauri, is a species of conifer in the family Araucariaceae that is endemic to the higher elevations of Mont Panié in New Caledonia.
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2. The Gymnosperm Database: The Gymnosperm Database: Mount Panie Kauri
The Gymnosperm DatabaseDistribution and Ecology
Quote, Distribution and Ecology
Mt. Panie, 1000-1640 m
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3. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Agathis montana
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyTaxon record
Quote, Taxon record
"canonicalName": "Agathis montana"
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Plant (Wikipedia)
Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
Quote, 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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