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
DietPhotosynthetic Autotroph 1 System (Realm) Relationship to PeopleSource of Timber or Wood 2 Relationship to People Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
Agathis, Taxa Source Pacific Kauri (Wikidata)
In Biome
Source Plants For A Future: Agathis macrophylla
In the Other Atlases
Found In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. Agathis macrophylla (Wikipedia)
Infobox: status
VU
Introduction
Agathis macrophylla, the Pacific kauri, is a species of coniferous tree in the family Araucariaceae, native to the islands of the southwestern Pacific Ocean in tropical humid lowlands and lower montane regions, notably in Fiji, Vanuatu, and the Santa Cruz Islands.
Lead, sentence naming the group it belongs to
Agathis macrophylla, the Pacific kauri, is a species of coniferous tree in the family Araucariaceae, native to the islands of the southwestern Pacific Ocean in tropical humid lowlands and lower montane regions, notably in Fiji, Vanuatu, and the Santa Cruz Islands.
View the Source2. Plants For A Future: Agathis macrophylla
Plants For A FutureOther Uses (Wood)
The wood is finely grained, lustrous, uniform and easily worked.
Other Uses (Dye)
Smoke residues of the burnt resin were traditionally used as a dye for the hair[ 303 ].
In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Habitats
A dominant component of lowland subtropical and tropical forests at elevations of 5 - 1,150 metres
View the Source 3. Pacific Kauri (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q2732370 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): endangered.
- 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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