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Agathis macrophylla

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA CONIFEROPSIDA CONIFERALES ARAUCARIACEAE

Scientific Name: Agathis macrophylla
Species Authority: (Lindl.) Mast.
Common Name/s:
English – Fijian Kauri Pine
Synonym/s:
Agathis vitiensis (Seem.) Benth. & Hook.f.
Dammara macrophylla Lindl.
Taxonomic Notes: This includes Agathis vitiensis (Seem.) Benth. & Hook.f. which was incorrectly listed in the first edition of the World Checklist & Bibliography of Conifers as a good species.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Lower Risk/near threatened ver 2.3
Year Published: 2000
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: Conifer Specialist Group
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Contributor/s:
History:
1998 – Lower Risk/near threatened (Oldfield et al. 1998)
1997 – Rare (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:
Native:
Fiji; Solomon Islands (Santa Cruz Is.); Vanuatu
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Population [top]

Population: It is found in low densities.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): It could become of conservation concern if logging were to become more intensive.
Citation: Conifer Specialist Group 2000. Agathis macrophylla. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2013.
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