The New Zealand kauri is a conifer in the family Araucariaceae and the largest tree species by volume in New Zealand, though not the tallest, found mainly north of 38 degrees south latitude on the North Island, with mature specimens occasionally as far south as Christchurch and Dunedin. It reaches 40 to 50 meters with smooth bark and small, narrow leaves 3 to 7 centimeters long, developing a narrow crown when young and a broad, dominant crown at maturity. New Zealand classifies it as Nationally Vulnerable: more than 90 percent of pre-1000 AD kauri forest had been destroyed by logging by 1900, and only about 4 percent of uncut forest remains, largely in protected areas such as Waipoua Forest. 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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1. Agathis australis (Wikipedia)
Conservation status (IUCN Red List category stated in entity description)
nd a broad, dominant crown at maturity. New Zealand classifies it as Nationally Vulnerable: more than 90 percent of pre-1000 AD kauri forest had been destroyed by logging
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New Zealand classifies it as Nationally Vulnerable: more than 90 percent of pre-1000 AD kauri forest had been destroyed by logging by 1900, and only about 4 percent of uncut forest remains, largely in protected areas such as Waipoua Forest.
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Agathis australis
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Agathis australis, the kauri, is a species of coniferous tree in the family Araucariaceae, most commonly found north of 38°S in the northern regions of New Zealand's North Island.
Child Taxon Of: Agathis, Introduction
Agathis australis, the kauri, is a species of coniferous tree in the family Araucariaceae, most commonly found north of 38°S in the northern regions of New Zealand's North Island.
View the Source2. The Gymnosperm Database: Agathis australis
The Gymnosperm DatabaseEthnobotany: Maori canoesQuote, Ethnobotany: Maori canoes
Some of the greatest northern war canoes were constructed out of single massive kauri trunks, felled in the forest after elaborate tapu ceremonies, then hollowed out with the use of fire and stone tools.
3. New Zealand kauri (Wikipedia)
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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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