Agathis lenticula De Laub.

Species

Gymnosperms > Cupressales > Araucariaceae > Agathis

Characteristics

Large tree to 45 m tall. Juvenile leaves to 11 cm by 47 mm, ovate, tapering to an acute, scarcely acuminate apex and more sharply at the base. Adult leaves lens-shaped, more or less acute, 5-7 cm by 18-24 mm, tapering to a 3-7 mm petiole, glaucous on the underside. Mature pollen cones 3-4 cm by 9-10 mm, subtended by a 2-6 mm peduncle, the apex of the microsporophyll spoon-shaped and spreading, 2-2.5 by 1.5-2 mm, apex blunt. Seed cone nearly spherical, c. 7 by 6 cm. Seed bract with a thin sharp ridge along the apical margin, lateral margins broadly rounded with a strongly hooked scallop 7 mm above the base on one side, c. 27 mm high by 38-45 mm broad. Seed c. 11 by 7 mm with a slight blunt to no projection on one upper corner and a broadly rounded wing c. 8 by 14 mm at the other corner.
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Sexuality monoecy
Pollination anemogamy
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Mature height (meter) 40.0
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Environment

An emergent tree in lower montane evergreen tropical rainforest; at elevations from 1,050 -1,700 metres.
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Emergent in mountain rain-forest, 1140-1680 m.
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Uses dye medicinal timber wood
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Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
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Distribution

Agathis lenticula world distribution map, present in Malaysia

Conservation status

Agathis lenticula threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:92692-1
WFO ID wfo-0000909072
COL ID 65R4N
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Synonyms

Agathis lenticula