Agathis lenticula is a conifer in the family Araucariaceae endemic to Borneo, named for its double convex, lens shaped leaves. It grows up to 45 meters tall with greyish brown bark, cylindrical male cones, and spherical female cones, in montane rainforest between 1,000 and 1,700 meters. As of 2024 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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Classification
DietPhotosynthetic Autotroph 1 System (Realm) Relationship to PeopleSource of Timber or Wood 2 Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
Agathis, Taxa Source Agathis lenticula (Wikidata)
In Biome
Source Agathis lenticula (Wikipedia)
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Found In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Plants For A Future: Agathis lenticula - Useful Tropical PlantsRangeQuote, Range
Southeast Asia - Borneo (Sabah, Brunei)
Sources
1. Agathis lenticula (Wikipedia)
Infobox: status
VU
Distribution and habitat
Its habitat is montane rainforest at altitudes of 1,000-1,700 m (3,300-5,600 ft).
Lead, sentence naming the group it belongs to
Agathis lenticula is a species of coniferous tree in the family Araucariaceae, endemic to Borneo.
View the Source2. Plants For A Future: Agathis lenticula - Useful Tropical Plants
Plants For A FutureGeneral Information: timberQuote, General Information: timber
The plant is harvested commercially for its timber
3. Agathis lenticula (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q2826481 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): vulnerable.
- 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
"cites_listing":"I/NC","eu_listing":"A/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Pinales","family":"Araucariaceae"},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Désespoir des singes, pin du Chili, araucaria du Chili","language":"FR"},{"name":"Monkey-puzzle tree","language":"EN"},{"name":"Araucaria","language":"ES"},{"name":"南洋杉科","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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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