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Agathis macrophylla

Authority(Lindl.) Mast.
FamilyPinopsida:Araucariaceae
Synonyms
Common nameskauri, kauri pine
Editor
Ecocrop code331



Notes
BRIEF DESCRIPTION
Tall evergreen tree reaching a height of 30-45 m, while the trunk may reach 120-150 or even 300 cm in diameter. The bole is without buttresses and usually short, about 9 m. The crown can become immense spreading often assymetrical up to 20 m from the bole.

GROWING PERIOD
Perennial.

COMMON NAMES
Kauri pine, Dakua makadre, Nandu, Neichet, Oi, Marabeti, Duro, Vanikolo kauri.

FURTHER INF
On the Solomon Islands kauri pine can be found at elevations between sea level and 480 m. The tree occurs naturally on Fiji, Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands. It colonize open ground in abundance. It can be found on slopes and ridges.
Sources
SOURCES (A. macrophylla (Lindl.) Mast.)
Soerianegara I 1993 pp 77 [RAIN, TEXT, DRA]
Whitemore T 1977 pp 14 [RAIN, TEXT DEP, PH]
Chaplin G 1993 pp 39-54 [USE, TEXT, DEP, LIG]